forces
Meaning of forces
noun
- mental or moral strength or power.
the force of popular opinion
- an organized body of military personnel or police.
a British peacekeeping force
- make a way through or into by physical strength; break open by force.
the back door of the bank was forced
- make (someone) do something against their will.
she was forced into early retirement
the universities were forced to cut staff
Middle English: from Old French force (noun), forcer (verb), based on Latin fortis ‘strong’.
plural noun
a waterfall.
late Middle English: from Old Norse fors .
Information about forces
- The singular form of forces is: force.
- Languages in which forces is used:
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Hyphenation of forces
forces
- It consists of 1 syllables and 6 chars.
- forces is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable
forces synonyms
Meaning the quality of being intense:
Meaning an emotional state or reaction:
Meaning strong and barely controllable emotion:
Meaning great forcefulness or intensity of feeling or expression:
Meaning a trip or journey in a car:
Meaning the action of one object coming forcibly into contact with another:
Meaning an attractive combination of vitality and glamour:
Meaning the quality of being exciting, energetic, or sexually attractive:
Meaning energy, enthusiasm, or liveliness:
Meaning a device consisting of two flexible strips of metal or plastic with interlocking projections closed or opened by pulling a slide along them, used to fasten garments, bags, and other items:
Meaning a sudden effect or event that makes a dramatic impact, especially a sudden burst of energy or sound:
Meaning the power to impress or attract attention; impact:
Meaning the physical structure, including the bones, flesh, and organs, of a person or an animal:
Meaning a number of people or things that are located, gathered, or classed together:
Meaning a set of clothes worn together, especially for a particular occasion or purpose:
Meaning a social gathering of invited guests, typically involving eating, drinking, and entertainment:
Meaning a group of players forming one side in a competitive game or sport:
Meaning a body of people engaged in a particular activity:
Meaning a group of troops, aircraft, or ships sent away on a separate mission:
Meaning a subdivision of a larger military grouping:
Meaning a small group of people having a particular task:
Meaning an operational unit in an air force consisting of two or more flights of aircraft and the personnel required to fly them:
Meaning a commercial business:
Meaning a large body of troops ready for battle, especially an infantry unit forming part of a brigade:
Meaning the action of separating something into parts or the process of being separated:
Meaning an expedition to keep watch over an area, especially by guards or police walking or driving around at regular intervals:
Meaning a permanent unit of an army typically commanded by a lieutenant colonel and divided into several companies, squadrons, or batteries and often into two battalions:
Meaning an organized military force equipped for fighting on land:
Meaning an ancient Roman military unit, comprising six centuries, equal to one tenth of a legion:
Meaning a number of things, typically of the same kind, growing or fastened together:
Meaning blow up or break apart (something solid) with explosives:
Meaning break or cause to break without a complete separation of the parts:
Meaning force or oblige (someone) to do something:
Meaning persuade (an unwilling person) to do something by using force or threats:
Meaning compel (someone) to do something:
Meaning compel or force (someone) to follow a particular course of action:
Meaning make (someone) legally or morally bound to do something:
Meaning drive, force, or urge (someone) to do something:
Meaning make (something) necessary as a result or consequence:
Meaning attempt to persuade or coerce (someone) into doing something:
Meaning move or cause to move into a position of contact with something by exerting continuous physical force:
Meaning exert force on (someone or something) in order to move them away from oneself:
Meaning intimidate (someone), typically into doing something, with stern or abusive words:
Meaning (of a government or other authority) forcibly pass (a measure) by restricting debate or otherwise overriding opposition:
Meaning seek to harm, intimidate, or coerce (someone perceived as vulnerable):
Meaning coerce (someone) into doing something:
Meaning force or bully (someone) to do something:
Meaning create and maintain a state of extreme fear and distress in (someone); fill with terror:
Meaning be a threat or possible danger to:
Meaning rush or coerce (someone) into doing something:
Meaning clear (ground) or destroy (buildings, trees, etc.) with a bulldozer:
forces antonyms
Meaning lack of physical depth:
Anagrams of forces
Words that rhyme with forces
Podarces, Zoarces, arces, farces, macrozoarces, pearces, searces, zoarces, Oxyderces, Terces, Tierces, alerces, amerces, coerces, commerces, effierces, emperces, empierces, enfierces, inherces, perces, pierces, sesterces, terces, tierces, transpierces, Forces, afforces, amorces, counterforces, deforces, divorces, downforces, efforces, enforces, inforces, landforces, reenforces, reinforces, renforces, workforces, outsources, resources, sources
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