Synonyms of coercing

coercing

verb

present participle of coerce

as in forcing

to cause (a person) to give in to pressure

was coerced into signing the document

Synonyms & Similar Words

• forcing
• compelling
• obligating
• obliging
• pressuring
• driving
• blackmailing
• constraining
• dragooning
• impressing
• intimidating
• making
• muscling
• pressing
• impelling
• bullying
• sandbagging
• browbeating
• threatening
• blackjacking
• cowing
• terrorizing
• dragging
• bulldozing
• hectoring
• shaming
• badgering
• harassing
• twisting one's arm
• menacing
• hounding
• high-pressuring

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• letting
• permitting
• allowing
• moving
• inducing
• talking (into)
• arguing
• satisfying
• winning (over)
• persuading
• prevailing (on or upon)
• convincing

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of coercing

The end result has given rise to an insidious and often disturbing form of violence that wins victims’ trust before preying upon them or coercing them into hurting others – for money, for social media clout or sometimes for no reason at all. — Kaitlin McCallum, Hartford Courant, 10 Nov. 2026

In lawsuits filed last year, Chegg and PMC accused Google of abusing its monopoly power by coercing publishers into supplying content for AI Overviews for free, or risk disappearing from search results. — Emma Roth, The Verge, 1 Oct. 2026

Playing that cat, a work camp warden coercing Hawke’s character into smuggling gold through the wilderness, is none other than Russell Crowe. — Jack Smart, PEOPLE, 1 Sep. 2026

But in the past, these efforts were largely aimed at threatening or coercing Washington to act in their favor. — Dina Esfandiary, Foreign Affairs, 27 Aug. 2026

The losses exceed the number of fresh recruits that Moscow can muster, and Russian authorities are coercing men into signing up. — Jason Ma, Fortune, 3 Aug. 2026

Anna’s colleague Noa Toussaint (CCH Pounder) follows with a video of Max coercing his mistress into suicide, shattering the narrative that bought his freedom. — Jp Mangalindan, Time, 31 July 2026

Rand Paul, in particular, seems bent on getting Fauci prosecuted for allegedly bribing and coercing intelligence officials to aid in his cover-up. — Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 28 July 2026

While appearing to regulate I-9 compliance, its core purpose is to prevent employers from coercing or intimidating vulnerable workers by confiscating or retaining their IDs. — Alonzo Martinez, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026