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Synonyms for force

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noun · physical energy or intensity

“he hit with all the force he could muster”

noun · group of people willing to obey orders

“a public force is necessary to give security to the rights of citizens”

noun · a unit that is part of some military service

“he sent Caesar a force of six thousand men”

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noun · an act of aggression (as one against a person who resists)

“he may accomplish by craft in the long run what he cannot do by force and violence in the short one”

noun · one possessing or exercising power or influence or authority

“the mysterious presence of an evil power”

noun · (of a law) having legal validity

“the law is still in effect”

noun · a putout of a base runner who is required to run; the putout is accomplished by holding the ball while touching the base to which the runner must advance before the runner reaches that base

“the shortstop got the runner at second on a force”

verb · to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means

“She forced him to take a job in the city”

verb · urge or force (a person) to an action; constrain or motivate
verb · move with force

“He pushed the table into a corner”

verb · impose urgently, importunately, or inexorably

“She forced her diet fads on him”

verb · squeeze like a wedge into a tight space

“I squeezed myself into the corner”

verb · force into or from an action or state, either physically or metaphorically

“She rammed her mind into focus”

verb · take by force

“Storm the fort”