Synonyms of coerces

coerces

verb

present tense third-person singular of coerce

as in compels

to cause (a person) to give in to pressure

was coerced into signing the document

Synonyms & Similar Words

• compels
• forces
• obliges
• obligates
• drives
• blackmails
• constrains
• pressures
• impels
• intimidates
• impresses
• presses
• makes
• muscles
• bullies
• browbeats
• dragoons
• threatens
• sandbags
• terrorizes
• bulldozes
• drags
• shames
• blackjacks
• harasses
• cows
• twists one's arm
• menaces
• high-pressures
• hectors
• badgers
• hounds

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• allows
• permits
• lets
• induces
• argues
• moves
• satisfies
• convinces
• persuades
• wins (over)
• talks (into)
• prevails (on or upon)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of coerces

However, the rotation of this filament clearly dominates how the galaxies within it spin, perhaps by funneling hydrogen gas along the dark-matter filament and onto the galaxies in a way that coerces their spin while providing further fuel for star formation. — Keith Cooper, Space.com, 4 Dec. 2025

Haunted by the suspicious death of his ailing mother, Ali, a university professor, coerces his enigmatic gardener to execute a cold-blooded act of vengeance. — Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 14 Nov. 2025

While China often threatens and coerces other countries, such as in disputes with South Korea and Australia, its actions are often triggered by events that China feels directly threaten its core interests. — David C. Kang, Foreign Affairs, 19 Sep. 2025

Compulsory heterosexuality is a theoretical framework coined by lesbian scholar Adrienne Rich in 1980 to describe how heterosexuality as an institution compels and coerces female sexuality for patriarchal purposes. — Quispe López, Them., 27 Aug. 2025

The Fate of the Furious (2017) The first film in the franchise since Tokyo Drift not to feature Walker, the eighth movie sees Charlize Theron as a cyberterrorist named Cipher who coerces Dom into working for her and turns him against his team. — Adam England, People.com, 18 Aug. 2025

Among the arguments that the government has advanced is that Ticketmaster coerces venues by conditioning access to artists on picking the company as the ticketer for the event. — Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019