1. (verb)coerce, hale, squeeze, pressure, force to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means :"She forced him to take a job in the city" Synonyms: draw, storm, blackjack, pressure, crush, thrust, rack, ram, hale, press, blackmail, twitch, gouge, tweet, embrace, impel, force, shove, twinge, compress, hug, drive, constrict, cart, contract, extort, stuff, squeeze, squash, compact, pinch, drag, wring, mash, coerce, push, bosom, wedge, squelch, pull, haul
Synonyms, Thesaurus & Antonyms of 'coerce'
English Synonyms and Antonyms
1. coerce To compel one to an act is to secure its performance by the use of irresistible physical or moral force. Force implies primarily an actual physical process, absolutely subduing all resistance. C Synonyms: compel, coerce, drive, make, oblige, constrain, force, necessitate
Synonyms for coerce 
