dragooned

verb

past tense of dragoon
as in coerced
to cause (a person) to give in to pressure she was dragooned into agreeing to the fraudulent scheme

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dragooned
  1. coerced
  2. forced
  3. compelled
  4. obliged
  5. obligated
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 coerced
Verb
  • Barea’s halftime red card forced Boise to play the entire second half with 10 men.
    — Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 4 Oct. 2026
  • Clemson forced a sack on the next play to make the Hurricanes settle for a field goal.
    — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 4 Oct. 2026
Definition of forced
Verb
  • That’s an intentional strategy to catch the eye of commuters who might be compelled, on a whim, to stop for a quick game or two.
    — Nina Metz, Chicago Tribune, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Yet, C-suites are increasingly tempted (or worse, financially compelled) to govern purely by digital indicators.
    — David Farbman, Forbes.com, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of compelled
Verb
  • The reader takes on the role of a defendant in an HR investigation, obliged to absorb every detail.
    — Zain Khalid, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2026
  • An employee may feel obliged to listen, reassure or reciprocate even when uncomfortable.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of obliged
Verb
  • This means structured challenge processes, anonymous concern-raising channels and explicit mandates that directors are obligated to question strategy regardless of personal loyalty to the chair or the CEO.
    — Albana Vrioni, Forbes.com, 28 Sep. 2026
  • We are obligated to assist all of those who are harmed in those incidents.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 27 Sep. 2026
Definition of obligated
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“Dragooned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dragooned. Accessed 5 Oct. 2026.

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