Synonyms of compelled

compelled 1 of 2

adjective

as in forced

Related Words

• forced
• coerced
• unwilled
• nonvoluntary
• involuntary
• enforced
• will-less
• compulsory
• mandatory
• required
• necessary
• ordered
• obligatory
• nonelective

Dissimilar Words

• willing
• voluntary
• volunteer
• volitional
• optional
• discretionary
• uncoerced
• elective
• unforced
• self-imposed
• spontaneous
• instinctive
• freewill
• impulsive
• unpremeditated

compelled

2 of 2

verb

past tense of compel

as in obliged

to cause (a person) to give in to pressure

public opinion compelled her to fire her scandal-plagued aide

Synonyms & Similar Words

• forced
• obliged
• obligated
• coerced
• drove
• pressured
• impelled
• constrained
• pressed
• intimidated
• impressed
• blackmailed
• dragooned
• made
• bullied
• muscled
• sandbagged
• blackjacked
• threatened
• cowed
• hectored
• browbeat
• dragged
• shamed
• badgered
• twisted one's arm
• menaced
• terrorized
• bulldozed
• harassed
• hounded
• high-pressured

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• let
• allowed
• permitted
• convinced
• moved
• induced
• satisfied
• argued
• won (over)
• persuaded
• talked (into)
• prevailed (on or upon)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of compelled

Adjective

The second argument made by the DOJ was a First Amendment argument, specifically what is called compelled speech. — Stefani Langehennig, The Conversation, 9 July 2026

True personal data sovereignty requires systems that make compelled access technically impossible, not merely contractually discouraged. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 5 Feb. 2026

Verb

Brugge was compelled to sell as the 18-year-old's contract expires on June 30, preventing him from leaving for free next year. — Tom Sanderson, Forbes.com, 11 July 2026

The image became so pervasive that Deschamps, the French coach, felt compelled to declare that Mbappé is actually a lovely teammate, not a despot. — Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 10 July 2026

Even those of us who are conflicted about the path our nation is on felt compelled to mark the occasion. — Donna Vickroy, Chicago Tribune, 9 July 2026

In that sense, the ultraviolence is reframed not as spectacle but as a kind of ancient supernatural force compelled to intrude upon ordinary human grief. — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 8 July 2026

Put another way, sports would be unwatchable mayhem and impossible to administer if every bad call compelled attacks on the integrity of the games and interference from political grandstanders. — Vahe Gregorian july 7, Kansas City Star, 7 July 2026

Singleton said that in part means Hesai can be compelled to share data collected by its lidar sensors with the Chinese government. — Melissa Lee,paige Tortorelli,scott Zamost, CNBC, 7 July 2026

The sidewalk in front of my house had some lips and dips that could’ve compelled me to rent heavy equipment and get to work. — Wes Marshall, The Conversation, 2 July 2026

Other opponents generally feel compelled to drop an extra player into the back line, forming a back five against Japan’s front five — as the Netherlands did, with Frenkie de Jong dropping in from midfield. — Michael Cox, New York Times, 29 June 2026