Need another word that means the same as “coerce”? Find 23 synonyms and 30 related words for “coerce” in this overview.
The synonyms of “Coerce” are: force, hale, pressure, squeeze, pressurize, bring pressure to bear on, use pressure on, put pressure on, constrain, lean on, press, push, wrest, exact, wring, screw, milk, obtain by force, obtain by threat, obtain by threats, extort, blackmail someone for, worm something out of someone
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “coerce” as a verb can have the following definitions:
blackmail someone for | Obtain through threats. |
bring pressure to bear on | Bring into a different state. |
constrain | Restrict. Duty constrains one to act often contrary to one s desires or inclinations. |
exact | Take as an undesirable consequence of some event or state of affairs. He exacts a cruel revenge against the winning candidate. |
extort | Obtain by coercion or intimidation. He attempted to extort money from the company. |
force | Take by force. The plane might have been forced down by fighters. |
hale | To cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means. |
lean on | Rely on for support. |
milk | Draw milk from a cow or other animal either by hand or mechanically. Executives milked the health plan s funds for their personal use. |
obtain by force | Be valid, applicable, or true. |
obtain by threat | Receive a specified treatment (abstract. |
obtain by threats | Be valid, applicable, or true. |
press | Exert pressure or force to or upon. The marketing directors were pressed to justify their expenditure. |
pressure | To cause to do through pressure or necessity by physical moral or intellectual means. It might be possible to pressure him into resigning. |
pressurize | Attempt to persuade or coerce (someone) into doing something. People had been pressurized to vote. |
push | Make strenuous pushing movements during birth to expel the baby. I m a bit pushed for time at the moment. |
put pressure on | Cause to be in a certain state; cause to be in a certain relation. |
squeeze | Squeeze like a wedge into a tight space. She used the opportunity to squeeze him for information. |
use pressure on | Use up, consume fully. |
worm something out of someone | To move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling. |
wrest | Distort the meaning or interpretation of (something) to suit one’s own interests or views. Leila tried to wrest her arm from his hold. |
wring | Break (an animal’s neck) by twisting it forcibly. I ll wring her neck when I lay hands on her. |
coercion | Using force to cause something to occur. Our problem cannot be solved by any form of coercion but only by agreement. |
coercive | Relating to or using force or threats. Coercive measures. |
compel | Bring about (something) by the use of force or pressure. A sense of duty compelled Harry to answer her questions. |
compelling | Not able to be refuted; inspiring conviction. The temptation to give up was compelling. |
compulsion | An irresistible urge to behave in a certain way. He felt a compulsion to babble on about what had happened. |
compulsory | Required by rule. Compulsory military service. |
confinement | The act of keeping something within specified bounds (by force if necessary. He was held in confinement. |
constrain | Restrict. Calypso in her caves constrained his stay. |
demand | The act of demanding. A demand for specialists. |
drive | Work as a driver. She drives for the taxi company in Newark. |
duress | Constraint illegally exercised to force someone to perform an act. Confessions extracted under duress. |
eloquently | In a fluent or persuasive manner. Commentators have spoken eloquently on both sides of the issue. |
force | Move with force. He might still be a force for peace and unity. |
forcible | Impelled by physical force especially against resistance. Forcible entry. |
hale | Prolific United States writer (1822-1909. He s only just sixty very hale and hearty. |
impel | Urge or force (a person) to an action; constrain or motivate. A lack of equality impelled the oppressed to fight. |
impulse | A change of momentum produced by an impulse equivalent to the average value of the force multiplied by the time during which it acts. He bought it on an impulse. |
loudness | The magnitude of sound (usually in a specified direction. |
mandatory | The recipient of a mandate. Wearing helmets was made mandatory for pedal cyclists. |
must | Highly recommended. The essay mustn t be over 2 000 words. |
obligate | Force somebody to do something. The money must be obligated within 30 days. |
oblige | Bind (someone) by an oath, promise, or contract. Doctors are obliged by law to keep patients alive while there is a chance of recovery. |
pressure | The act of pressing the exertion of pressure. Oil prices came under some downwards pressure. |
sequestrate | Legally place (the property of a bankrupt) in the hands of a trustee for division among the creditors. In November 1956 the property was sequestrated by the authorities. |
stiffen | Become stiff or stiffer. The regime s resistance stiffened. |
strain | Rub through a strainer or process in an electric blender. The rope strained when the weight was attached. |
strength | The emotional or mental qualities necessary in dealing with difficult or distressing situations. It was destroyed by the strength of the gale. |
tension | A relationship between ideas or qualities with conflicting demands or implications. Enormous tension can build up along the margin of the two plates and occasionally explodes into immense earthquakes. |
tighten | Severely restrict in scope or extent. Central government has tightened control over local authority spending. |
whole | To a complete degree or to the full or entire extent whole is often used informally for wholly. Europe considered as a whole. |
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