DRAGOON Synonyms: 89 Similar and Opposite Words

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verb

Definition of dragoon

as in to force

to cause (a person) to give in to pressure she was dragooned into agreeing to the fraudulent scheme

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dragoon

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noun

as in cavalryman

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civilian

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Recent Examples of dragoon

Verb

When pro landscapers dragoon your neighbor’s turf, mowing is just part of the plan. — Sal Vaglica, WSJ, 22 Sep. 2023 Simeon of Cyrene would have been the innocent brunch-goer, and the Romans dragoon him into Christ’s Passion, giving him an honor every human on earth should have desired. — Michael Brendan Dougherty, National Review, 2 Apr. 2021

Noun

An international networker par excellence, Zambello was staging Carmen at Beijing’s National Centre for the Performing Arts, with Chen in the peripheral part of Zuniga, lieutenant of the dragoons. — airmail.news, 7 Dec. 2024 The family, Louisville residents, also enjoyed some pizza and crab dragoons from the food trucks. — Marina Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 8 Apr. 2024 See All Example Sentences for dragoon

Recent Examples of Synonyms for dragoon

Verb

Rather than forcing clarity, give the situation time to reveal itself.

— Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 25 Sep. 2026
In May, the TPLF forced out regional leader Tadesse Werede, who reported to Abiy, and replaced him with a new council led by TPLF leader Debretsion Gebremichael, who led the Tigrayans in the previous conflict.

— SAMUEL GETACHEW, Arkansas Online, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of force

Verb

Travelers are compelled to show their documents to soldiers or regime officials manning the checkpoints.

— Andrew Nachemson, The Dial, 22 Sep. 2026
But with no power to compel answers from the administration, they’ve been given little information about the deals.

— Adrian Elimian, semafor.com, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of compel

Noun

Amid the jubilation of the liberation, there is a darker side, as women who fraternized with German soldiers are tracked down and brutally publicly shamed.

— Zac Ntim, Deadline, 25 Sep. 2026
More than 500 soldiers and 600 police officers were deployed, according to the Colombian presidency.

— Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of soldier

Verb

By filing that brief handwritten petition, Kohberger is putting himself in the category of many criminal defendants before him, who have argued after the fact that their guilty pleas were coerced.

— Mark Guarino, ABC News, 17 Sep. 2026
Williams also asked Saab whether anyone had threatened or coerced him into changing his plea.

— Antonio Maria Delgado, Miami Herald, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of coerce

Noun

Here the focus was not nationalism but a spiritual discipline that supposedly allowed warriors to accept death with equanimity.

— Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 22 Sep. 2026
No stranger to controversy or criticism, Sweeney, 29, faced the music from Olympic athletes, entertainment icons and millions of keyboard warriors who voiced their opinions of the naked ad.

— Tracy Wright, FOXNews.com, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of warrior

Verb

Since Kalshi is a private company that is not obliged to publish its financials, PitchBook’s predictions are based in some cases on estimates rather than hard figures.

— Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 24 Sep. 2026
No current member would be obliged to subscribe to these principles.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of oblige

Noun

Everything inside this zone is visible to drones, which means that any Russian truck, tank, or infantryman seeking to attack new territory is instantly identified and can easily be hit.

— Anne Applebaum, The Atlantic, 7 June 2026
Platner went on to serve three tours there as a Marine infantryman, engaging in close combat in Ramadi and Fallujah.

— Julia Terruso, Time, 21 May 2026

Definition of infantryman

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