Antonyms for coercion
koʊˈɜr ʃənco·er·cion

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1. coercionnoun

   the act of compelling by force of authority

   Synonyms:
   compulsion

2. compulsion, coercionnoun

   using force to cause something to occur

   "though pressed into rugby under compulsion I began to enjoy the game"; "they didn't have to use coercion"

   Synonyms:
   irresistible impulse, obsession, compulsion

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1. coercionnoun

   Synonyms:
   compulsion, restraint, force, repression, constraint

How to use coercion in a sentence?

1. Dick Pound:

   The first thing you have to do is figure out what was she trying to accomplish with the post, was it just to tell her story or did she want an investigation and [ drop ] consequences if she was able to establish the coercion ?

2. Randall Schriver:

   Taiwan was under extraordinary pressure and facing coercion, taiwan is not the only country in the Indo-Pacific that faces that. Other countries, as they prepare for their elections, will take great inspiration and heart for how Taiwan has stood that kind of pressure and carried forward with a very successful election.

3. Leela Samson:

   There is interference, there is coercion.

4. Federica Mogherini:

   We are committed to a maritime order based on the principles of international law, we oppose any attempt to assert territorial or maritime claims through the use of intimidation, coercion, force or any unilateral actions which would cause further friction.

5. Albert Einstein:

   It is in fact nothing short of a miracle that the modern methods of instruction have not yet entirely strangled the holy curious of inquiry. It is a very grave mistake to think that the enjoyment of seeing and searching can be promoted by means of coercion and a sense of duty.

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