Enforce synonyms and antonyms
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Part of speech:
To have as a requisite or necessity; need or depend on:
To necessitate or require, as by force of circumstance; demand:
To demand and get by authority or force; insist on
Stress is defined as causing mental and physical strain or tension.
disregard (antonym)
To show no evidence of attention concerning (something):
To assume and carry successfully, as the part of an actor; to represent or act; to sustain.
To force physically, by strong persuasion or pressurizing; to compel; to oblige
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To say or read aloud to be recorded or written by another:
The application of force, or the threat of force, to compel another to act against his or her will. Used as a defense in criminal and contractual matters, for example, that a defendant participated in a crime because held at gunpoint, or signed a contract only under the threat of physical harm. See also economic duress.
Characterized by or inclined to coercion.
Compelled, mandated, obligatory, or required, especially if by legal process or a statute.
Having to do with discipline, or with the imposition of discipline.
The definition of mandatory is something that is required.
Requiring a matter or obligation.
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Intolerantly positive or assured; imperious
Of or relating to a tyrant or tyranny:
The act or practice of coercing.
compulsoriness
The state or quality of being compulsory.
The act of oppressing, or the state of being oppressed.
To impose, offer, or tender (an oath, for example).
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To force or compel, as by threats, to do something
To call for as necessary; require; need
To force by or as by a blow, thrust, or stroke
To create (a work of art, for example) in accordance with a prescribed design.
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.
To carry out; to do
To call on (God, a god, a saint, the Muses, etc.) for blessing, help, inspiration, support, etc.
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To institute and carry on a legal suit
neglect (antonym)
To fail to carry out (an expected or required action) through carelessness or by intention; leave undone
forego (antonym)
To forego is defined as to go before.
give up (antonym)
To relinquish
abandon (antonym)
To give up by leaving or ceasing to operate or inhabit, especially as a result of danger or other impending threat:
overlook (antonym)
To manage; supervise:
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forget (antonym)
To forget is defined as to let a memory or a feeling go away.
put in force
put into action
obligation (related)
To compel observance of
over (related)
From one side, belief, viewpoint, etc. to another
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To bring about by authority or force; force to prevail:
exempt (antonym)
To free from a rule or obligation which applies to others; excuse; release
comply with (related)
regulate (related)
violate (related)
legislate (related)
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govern (related)
uphold (related)
circumvent (related)
enforceable (related)
enact (related)
abolish (related)
flout (related)
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justify (related)
To advocate earnestly the doing, consideration, or approval of; press for:
To put forth or use energetically; put into action or use
carry out vigorously
To require compliance
have executed
To require compliance
Expect is defined as to look forward to, require or consider due.
To force or try to force, as by influence or persuasion:
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insist upon
To require compliance
To require or compel.
The definition of impel is to force something to happen or to cause someone to do something.
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To give official authorization or approval to; to countenance.
To wrest from an unwilling person by physical force, menace, duress, torture, or any undue or illegal exercise of power or ingenuity; to wrench away (from); to tear away; to wring (from); to exact; as, to extort contributions from the vanquished; to extort confessions of guilt; to extort a promise; to extort payment of a debt.
To spur is defined as to urge on.
To subjugate or persecute by the imposition of troops.
Whip is defined as to beat eggs or cream to incorporate air or for someone to move quickly.
To strike against with force or violence:
put the screws on
To require compliance
crack-down
To require compliance
clamp down
To require compliance
get-tough
To require compliance
waive (antonym)
(Law) To relinquish (a right etc.); to give up claim to; to forego.
strengthen (related)
To strengthen (a military force) with additional personnel or equipment.
To increase the effectiveness of, as by additional ingredients.
To urge on; incite as to pursuit
Find another word for enforce. In this page you can discover 86 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for enforce, like: require, compel, exact, stress, disregard, support, constrain, dictate, duress, coercive and compulsory.
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