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

These obsessions lead you to do repetitive behaviors, also called compulsions. — Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 30 June 2026

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

In a clinical setting, mental health experts call such actions compulsions – behaviors that feel impossible to resist – are fueled by obsessive thoughts and eventually begin to interfere with a person’s ability to lead a normal, healthy life. — Jordyn Tovey, The Conversation, 22 May 2026

As the investigation twists and intensifies, Izzy is forced to confront her own compulsions and the personal cost of her pursuit of justice. — Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 20 Mar. 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