Synonyms of compulsions

compulsions

noun

plural of compulsion

as in constraints

the use of power to impose one's will on another

in that class I read books under compulsion that I ordinarily wouldn't have considered

Synonyms & Similar Words

• constraints
• pressures
• violences
• intimidations
• fears
• coercions
• forces
• threats
• terrors
• strengths
• arm-twistings
• stresses
• menaces
• duresses
• swords
• muscles
• potencies
• terrorisms
• mights
• puissances
• browbeatings
• squeezes
• bulldozings
• self-wills
• squeeze plays
• strains

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• agreements
• permissions
• consents
• approvals
• reasons
• persuasions
• suasions

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of compulsions

But per the Black List, the story follows an antisocial man suffering from obsessive compulsions who is haunted by the death of his hoarder mother. — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 9 Sep. 2026

The real question is whether Pennsylvania and cities like Pittsburgh want skill games and other gambling opportunities to be widespread and unavoidable for people who struggle with compulsions to gamble. — Jonathan Caulkins, The Conversation, 17 July 2026

These obsessions lead you to do repetitive behaviors, also called compulsions. — Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 29 June 2026

For me, one of these compulsions ended up being using the tracking app. — Sara Rowe Mount, Parents, 22 May 2026

Letters admitting compulsions and guilt Judge Lopez must also weigh whether letters Cox wrote to a judge in 1993 and 1995 will be admissible. — Amy Delaura, The Washington Examiner, 28 Feb. 2026

Downgrading to a simpler phone, such as an old-school flip phone, could also help curb social media compulsions. — ABC News, 21 Feb. 2026

Within a week, the compulsions disappeared. — J. Aaron Sanders, STAT, 4 Feb. 2026

James, not unlike his alcoholic father, is at the mercy of his compulsions. — Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 28 Jan. 2026