Compels Synonyms and Antonyms
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Synonyms for Compels
To bind by a contract, promise, sense of duty, etc.; put under obligation
To legally or morally bind; to obligate.
To make an earnest presentation of arguments, claims, charges, entreaties, etc.
To reveal; disclose; make known
To pressure or intimidate (someone) to comply with a demand, as to make an extortion payment.
(Now Rare) To make a demand
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To press is defined as to push or apply steady force or squeeze.
The definition of persuade is to convince someone to do or think something.
To affect so strongly as to make helpless or ineffective; overwhelm.
To make necessary or unavoidable.
To make a formal motion in parliamentary procedure:
To carry out; perform:
(Intransitive) To exert, make use of one's influence.
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The definition of impose is to go somewhere where you aren't welcome or to force beliefs or ideas on other people.
(Archaic) To put in force; to cause to be executed; to make binding; to enforce.
Extort is defined as using violence or threats to get something from someone.
To call for; make necessary; require
To give force to; urge
To cause to go through; make penetrate
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To force (someone) into doing something; coerce
The definition of discipline is to punish someone for their behavior.
To constrain is to impose limitations or restrictions on someone or something, or to force yourself or someone else to act in a certain way.
To commandeer is to take possession or control of something, or to take control of something for a military or law-enforcement purpose, or to make someone help you.
To deserve and get; require as due, proper, or becoming
The definition of coerce means to use force or scare tactics to get someone to do something.
To assign or show cause; to give a reason; to make excuse.
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To make an apprentice of; indenture
To exert pressure, or compelling influence, on
Antonyms for Compels
To block or stop up (a passage) with obstacles or impediments; dam; clog
To deter is defined as to keep someone from completing an action by giving them fear or doubt.
To stop for a while; linger
To check (a blow, stroke, or thrust); parry; counter
Check means to test, examine, compare or inspect something to see if it is as it should be.
To stop or impede the passage of or movement through; obstruct:
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To keep back; restrain; get in the way of; prevent; stop
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