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

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

However, their relationship was rocky, with Mica’s friends and family alleging that John-Paul exerted coercive control over her in Death of the Pastor’s Wife. — Kelly Allen, PEOPLE, 28 Aug. 2026

Those brands have also faced allegations of aggressive or coercive sales practices in social media complaints and, in some cases, court proceedings. — Kristine Lazar, CBS News, 27 Aug. 2026