Synonyms for force
Another word for force is strength, forcefulness or personnel. Below are 17 synonyms and 30 related words across 12 senses.
Also searched as: forcer, forces, forcing.
1. noun: a powerful effect or influence
2. noun: (physics) the influence that produces a change in a physical quantity
3. noun: physical energy or intensity
- strength synonyms
- forcefulness
4. noun: group of people willing to obey orders
- personnel synonyms
5. noun: a unit that is part of some military service
- military group
- military force
- military unit
6. noun: an act of aggression (as one against a person who resists)
- violence synonyms
7. noun: one possessing or exercising power or influence or authority
8. noun: a group of people having the power of effective action
9. noun: (of a law) having legal validity
- effect synonyms
10. noun: a putout of a base runner who is required to run; the putout is accomplished by holding the ball while touching the base to which the runner must advance before the runner reaches that base
- force-out synonyms
- force out synonyms
- force play
11. verb: to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means
- pressure synonyms
- squeeze synonyms
- hale synonyms
- coerce
12. verb: urge or force (a person) to an action; constrain or motivate
- impel
Related words
Broader, narrower and sibling terms from the same WordNet tree. They aren't interchangeable, but one of them is often the word you wanted.
- influence synonyms
- wheel synonyms
- heartbeat synonyms
- duress
- lifeblood
- moment synonyms
- life force
- push synonyms
- pull synonyms
- stress synonyms
- reaction
- attractive force
- vital force
- attraction synonyms
- physical phenomenon
- chemical attraction
- thrust synonyms
- drift synonyms
- torque
- affinity synonyms
- energy synonyms
- intensity synonyms
- momentum
- zip synonyms
- impulse synonyms
- brunt
- vigor synonyms
- vigour
- intensiveness
- men
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Questions people ask
What is another word for force?
You can say strength, forcefulness, personnel, military group or military force instead of force. Which one fits depends on the sense; the first sense above means "a powerful effect or influence".
What is the opposite of force?
WordNet lists no direct antonym for force; the nearest opposites depend on which sense you mean.
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