Compulsion synonyms and antonyms
kəm-pŭl'shən
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(Mathematics) A condition that a solution to an optimization problem must satisfy.
The improper use of economic power to alter, shape, or otherwise control the actions of another.
restraint (related)
A loss or limitation of liberty; confinement
pressure (related)
Pressure is an application of force by pressing, or an urgent demand or force which can cause stress.
addiction (related)
A condition involving use of a substance, such as a drug or alcohol, or engagement in a behavior, such as gambling, in which a person has strong cravings, is unable to stop or limit the activity, continues the activity despite harmful consequences, and experiences distress upon discontinuance:
Cooperative action
The capacity to resist attack; impregnability:
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attack (related)
The experience or beginning of a feeling, need, or desire:
freedom (antonym)
The condition of not being in prison or captivity:
Urge is the act of force or pushing along or a desire for something.
obsession (related)
(Psychiatry) A pattern of unwanted or intrusive thoughts or urges that recur persistently, often accompanied by symptoms of anxiety.
Constraint or difficulty caused by misfortune:
Any of various factors that cause a body to change its speed, direction, or shape. Force is a vector quantity, having both magnitude and direction. Contributions of force from different sources can be summed to give the net force at any given point.
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discretion (antonym)
The freedom of choice and of action of a judge, prosecutor, or other public official, within the defined scope of his or her responsibilities. For example, in a criminal matter a judge may have wide discretion to release the defendant on recognizance or to demand bail in any amount, based on the judge’s view of the defendant as a flight risk.
election (antonym)
An act of choosing; a selection:
free-will (antonym)
The doctrine that people have such freedom
spontaneity (antonym)
Spontaneous behavior, movement, action, etc.
volition (antonym)
Volition is defined as the act of using your will to make a conscious decision.
independence (antonym)
A city of western Missouri, a suburb of Kansas City. It was a starting point for the Santa Fe and Oregon Trails during the 1800s.
liberty (antonym)
Freedom from government or private interference or constraints.
Intense force or great power, as in natural phenomena:
irresistible impulse
an urge to do or say something that might be better left undone or unsaid
mandatedness
mandatoriness
The quality or state of being mandatory.
obligement
(Ulster) favour
necessity (related)
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coercive (related)
presumption (related)
A strong organized effort to accomplish a purpose:
A condition of poverty or misfortune:
(Psychology) A strong attachment to a person or thing, manifested in an immature or pathological way.
Preoccupation is a state of being focused on and engrossed in something, or the thing that you are engrossed in.
requirement (related)
A necessity or prerequisite; something required or obligatory.
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Driving force
(Mech.) The change in momentum effected by a force, measured by multiplying the average value of the force by the time during which it acts
necessariness
The state or characteristic of being necessary.
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