Compel Synonyms and Antonyms

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Force somebody to do something
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. force
  2. enforce
  3. constrain
  4. oblige
  5. coerce
  6. obligate
To cause (a person or thing) to act or move in spite of resistance
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. coerce
  2. constrain
  3. force
  4. make
  5. oblige
  6. bind
  7. cause
  8. command
  9. commandeer
  10. discipline
  11. dragoon
  12. drive
  13. enforce
  14. enjoin
  15. exact
  16. obligate
  17. extort
  18. hale
  19. impose
  20. influence
  21. move
  22. necessitate
  23. overpower
  24. pressure
  25. persuade
  26. press
  27. require
  28. shanghai
  29. squeeze
  30. tell
  31. thrust
  32. urge
Antonyms:
  1. hinder
  2. block
  3. check
  4. stop
  5. delay
  6. deter
  7. obstruct
  8. impede
To force (a person) to do something; drive or constrain:
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. force
Synonyms:
(Noun)
  1. cogency

Words Related to Compel

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Compel Sentence Examples

  • It uses physical force to compel men to obey the laws.

  • Failing the arrival of a favourable reply from London by the 1st of December 1807, the tsar would help Napoleon to compel Denmark, Sweden and Portugal to close their ports against, and make war on, Great Britain.

  • Nothing can rightly compel a simple and brave man to a vulgar sadness.

  • The court may compel discovery of a secret trust for superstitious uses.

  • From the very first sentence up until the last, the write up must grab the reader's attention and compel them to disburse funds.

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