Synonyms for
Force
Definition
To make something happen with power or strength
Synonyms & similar words
ram
pressure
forcefulness
wedge
drive
militaryforce
push
hale
forceout
forceplay
pull
storm
strength
thrust
personnel
power
militarygroup
coerce
draw
squeeze
impel
militaryunit
violence
effect
compel
pressure
coerce
drive
push
impel
oblige
require
enforce
persuade
urge
command
demand
exact
insist
press
strong-arm
dragoon
bully
intimidate
Synonyms by register
Formal
Antonyms
Common collocations
- force of habit
- force of nature
- force majeure
- force field
- force out
- force upon
- force through
Word family
Usage note
The word 'force' can refer to physical power or influence. Be mindful of its use in phrases like 'force majeure,' which refers to an unforeseeable event beyond anyone's control.
Example sentences
- The police may have to use force to stop the robbers.
- Sometimes you have to force yourself to do things that you don't want to do.
- He used all his force to lift the heavy box.
- The wind was so strong it felt like a force pushing against us.
- The teacher had to force the students to quiet down and listen.
Quotes
The greatest force in the human body is the natural drive of the body to heal itself - but that force is not independent of the belief system. Deepak Chopra
There is a force within us greater than money, greater than education, greater than circumstance, and that is the force of our will. Myrna Rae Hansen
In the end, it is our defiance that redeems us. If wolves had a religion – if there was a religion of the wolf – that it is what they would sing about…the irreducible and stubborn force that insists, despite everything, on its own existence. Mark Rowlands