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COAX Antonyms

3 antonyms for coax. (opposite meanings)

Best Opposite Words For COAX

WordSaveSyns..UsageType
coerce

verb

v

verb

• to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means

compel

verb

v

verb

• force somebody to do something

• necessitate or exact

force

verb, noun

v, n

noun

• a powerful effect or influence

• (physics) the influence that produces a change in a physical quantity

• physical energy or intensity

• group of people willing to obey orders

• a unit that is part of some military service

• an act of aggression (as one against a person who resists)

• one possessing or exercising power or influence or authority

• a group of people having the power of effective action

• (of a law) having legal validity

• a putout of a base runner who is required to run; the putout is accomplished by holding the ball while touching the base to which the runner must advance before the runner reaches that base

verb

• to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means

• urge or force (a person) to an action; constrain or motivate

• move with force

• impose urgently, importunately, or inexorably

• squeeze like a wedge into a tight space

• force into or from an action or state, either physically or metaphorically

• do forcibly; exert force

• take by force

Alternatives for COERCE

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