Synonyms for force

noun physical energy or intensity

noun group of people willing to obey orders

noun a unit that is part of some military service

noun an act of aggression (as one against a person who resists)

noun one possessing or exercising power or influence or authority

noun (of a law) having legal validity

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

verb to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means

verb urge or force (a person) to an action; constrain or motivate

verb move with force

verb impose urgently, importunately, or inexorably

verb squeeze like a wedge into a tight space

verb force into or from an action or state, either physically or metaphorically

verb take by force