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forces - 20 thesaurus results
| Main Entry: | force |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | physical energy, power |
| Synonyms: | arm, brunt, clout, coercion, compulsion, conscription, draft, duress, effort, enforcement, extortion, fury, impact, impetus, impulse, might, momentum, muscle, potency, potential, pressure, punch, push, sinew, sock*, speed, steam, stimulus, strain, strength, stress, stuff*, tension, trouble, velocity, vigor, violence, constrait, dynamism, exaction, full head of steam, horsepower, pains, pow, strong arm, subjection, what it takes |
| Antonyms: | weakness, powerlessness |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | force |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | obligate to do something |
| Synonyms: | apply, bear down, bind, blackmail, burden, cause, charge, choke, coerce, command, compel, conscript, constrain, contract, demand, draft, drag, drive, enforce, enjoin, exact, extort, fix, impel, impose, impress, inflict, insist, limit, make, move, necessitate, oblige, obtrude, occasion, order, overcome, press, pressure, require, restrict, strong-arm*, urge, wrest, wring, bear hard on, bring pressure to bear upon, concuss, dragoon*, pin down, pressurize, put screws to, put squeeze on, sandbag, shotgun |
| Antonyms: | let go |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | force |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | mental power, energy |
| Synonyms: | ability, authority, bite*, capability, coercion, cogency, competence, determination, dominance, drive, duress, effect, effectiveness, efficacy, emphasis, gumption, guts*, influence, intensity, intestinal fortitude, obligation, persistence, persuasiveness, point, pressure, puissance, punch, push, requirement, sapience, stress, validity, vehemence, vigor, willpower, fierceness, forcefulness, impressiveness, validness |
| Antonyms: | incompetence, weakness |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | force |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | use violence upon |
| Synonyms: | assault, blast, break in, burst, defile, extort, jimmy*, propel, pry, push, rape, ravish, spoil, squeeze, thrust, twist, undo, violate, wrench, wrest, wring, break open, bust open, crack open |
| Antonyms: | surrender, yield |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | force |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | military organization |
| Synonyms: | armed forces, army, battalion, body, cell, corps, crew, detachment, division, guard, host, legion, patrol, regiment, shop, squad, squadron, troop, unit, horses, reserves, soldiers |
| Main Entry: | troop/troops |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | group, often military |
| Synonyms: | armed forces, army, assemblage, assembly, band, body, bunch, collection, company, contingent, corps, crew, crowd, delegation, drove, flock, gang, gathering, herd, horde, host, legion, military, multitude, number, outfit, pack, party, personnel, squad, swarm, team, throng, troupe, unit, combatants, fighting forces, forces, service personnel, soldiers, soldiery, troopers |
| Main Entry: | rank and file |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | general public |
| Synonyms: | grass roots, majority, proletariat, common run, common soldiery, common sort, forces, plebeians, ranks |
| Main Entry: | troop |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | military |
| Synonyms: | armed forces, army, assemblage, assembly, band, body, bunch, collection, company, contingent, corps, crew, crowd, delegation, drove, flock, gang, gathering, herd, horde, host, legion, military, multitude, number, outfit, pack, party, squad, swarm, team, throng, troupe, unit, combatants, fighting men, forces, men, servicemen, soldiers, soldiery, troopers, troops |
| Notes: | troop is from Latin troppus 'flock' and is a group of people or animals; troupe is a company of actors or performers |
| Main Entry: | human resources |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | employment recruiting and management |
| Synonyms: | personnel, staff, HR, forces |
| Main Entry: | accent |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | stress or pitch in pronunciation |
| Synonyms: | articulation, beat, cadence, emphasis, force, inflection, intonation, meter, modulation, pronunciation, rhythm, stroke, timbre, tone, accentuation, enunciation, tonality |
| Main Entry: | action |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | something done |
| Synonyms: | activity, agility, alacrity, alertness, animation, bag*, bit*, business, bustle, commotion, dash, deal, energy, enterprise, flurry, force, game, happening, haste, hoopla*, industry, life, liveliness, motion, movement, occupation, operation, plan, power, process, proposition, racket*, reaction, response, rush, scene, spirit, stir, stunt, trip, turmoil, vigor, vim, vitality, vivacity, ballgame, big idea, functioning, going, hopper, in the works |
| Antonyms: | cessation, idleness, inaction, inertia, repose, rest, stoppage, inactivity |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | agency |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | power, instrumentality |
| Synonyms: | action, activity, auspices, channel, efficiency, force, influence, instrument, instrumentality, intercession, intervention, means, mechanism, mediation, medium, operation, organ, vehicle, work |
| Main Entry: | agent |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | power, instrument for achievement |
| Synonyms: | cause, channel, factor, force, means, medium, organ, power, vehicle |
| Main Entry: | arm |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | subdivision, annex |
| Synonyms: | affiliate, authority, block, branch, command, department, detachment, division, extension, force, offshoot, power, projection, section, sector, wing, ell |
| Antonyms: | body, division, main |
| Main Entry: | armada |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | group of ships or aircraft |
| Synonyms: | fleet, flotilla, force, navy, squadron |
| Main Entry: | artillery |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | weaponry or military unit |
| Synonyms: | arms, battery, cannon, force, munitions, ordnance, bazooka, big guns, cannonry, gunnery, heavy stuff, rainmakers, stovepipe, weapons |
| Main Entry: | authority |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | power, control |
| Synonyms: | ascendancy, authorization, beef*, charge, clout*, command, credit, domination, dominion, edge, esteem, force, goods*, government, guts*, influence, juice*, jump, jurisdiction, license, mastery, might, permission, permit, pizzazz*, prerogative, prestige, punch, right, rule, say, steam, strength, stuff*, supremacy, sway, upper hand*, warrant, weight, word, zap*, leg up, might and main, pow, powerhouse, ropes, say-so, strong arm, what it takes, whip hand |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | battalion |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | military division |
| Synonyms: | army, brigade, company, contingent, corps, force, horde, host, legion, multitude, regiment, squadron, throng, unit |
| Main Entry: | beef |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | strong physical makeup |
| Synonyms: | arm, brawn, flesh, force, meat, might, muscle, physique, power, sinew, steam, strength, vigor, heftiness, robustness, thew |
| Main Entry: | bind |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | obligate; restrict |
| Synonyms: | compel, confine, constrain, detain, engage, enslave, force, hamper, hinder, indenture, necessitate, oblige, prescribe, require, restrain, restrict, yoke, hogtie*, lock up, put half nelson on, put lock on |
| Antonyms: | allow, free, let, permit, set free |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
Copyright © 2009 by the Philip Lief Group.
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Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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