Synonyms of coercive

coercive

adjective

as in persistent

formal using force or threats to make someone do something; using coercion

coercive measures

Related Words

• persistent
• pressing
• insistent
• urgent
• compulsory
• mandatory
• involuntary
• necessary
• enforced
• imperative
• obligatory
• incumbent
• required
• forced
• peremptory
• nonelective
• demanded

Dissimilar Words

• discretionary
• unnecessary
• voluntary
• unwanted
• optional
• elective
• chosen
• unneeded
• dispensable

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of coercive

Whereas al-Khansaa had exercised coercive authority over other women as an enforcement and security unit, Khatiba Nusaybah was organized as a female military battalion. — Sara Harmouch, The Conversation, 1 Oct. 2026

No child should experience therapy that is coercive, demeaning or traumatic. — Robin Koncilja, Denver Post, 28 Sep. 2026

The Davidson Town Board of Commissioners voted Tuesday to support restoring the funding agreement for the Interstate 77 South toll lane project despite officials’ concern that coercive tactics by the state could have far-reaching consequences. — Dj Simmons, Charlotte Observer, 23 Sep. 2026

In some cases, preexisting latifundia were modernized and adapted to the needs of export commodity production, frequently on the basis of outright slavery or any number of coercive arrangements like debt peonage and sharecropping. — Literary Hub, 4 Sep. 2026