Compulsion

Synonyms for compulsion
noun drive, obligation

coercion
obsession
urgency
preoccupation
duty
urge

force
exigency
driving
constraint
prepossession
hang-up

drive
pressure
engrossment
necessity
demand
need

duress
monkey
have on the brain
tiger by the tail

Antonyms for compulsion

free will
independence

liberty
freedom

license

Concept Thesaurus for word compulsion
Synonyms – noun

compulsion
duress
force
the sword
mob law
restraint

coercion
enforcement
brute force
ultima ratio
arguementum baculinum
necessity

coaction
press
main force
club law
le droit du plus fort
force majeure

constraint
conscription.
physical force
lynch law
martial law.
Hobson’s choice.

Synonyms – verbs

compel
coerce
oblige.
thrust down the throat
insist upon
extort
drag into
tie down
commandeer

force
constrain
force upon
force down the throat
take no denial
wring from
bind
require
restrain

make
enforce
press
say it must be done
put down
put on the screws
bind over
tax

drive
necessitate
cram down the throat
make a point of
dragoon.
turn on the screw
pin down
put in force

Synonyms – adjectives

compelling
compulsory
peremptory.
compelled

coercive
compulsatory
forcible
fain to.

coactive
obligatory
not to be trifled with

inexorable
stringent
irresistible

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