Dictionary of synonyms

Synonyms and antonyms of the word: compulsion

Synonyms:

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Usage examples:

A dynamically growing body of believers making visible sacrifices for the good of their neighbors, on the other hand, may indeed shape the culture, mainly through attraction rather than compulsion.

Source: https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2023/02/christianity-secularization-america-renewal-modernity/672948/?utm_source=feed

At a conservative estimate by the locals, over 300 girls have travelled from here to work in metros, some under compulsion, many with consent.

Source: https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/the-lost-daughters-of-odishas-border-villages/article67604696.ece

A tip must also be made free from compulsion and should not be the subject of negotiations or dictated by employer policy.

Source: https://www.salon.com/2023/07/30/forced-gratuity-are-those-automatic-charges-on-a-restaurant-bill-legal/

Biden knew and possibly wanted to take advantage of Xi’s desperation for the meeting for his domestic compulsion.

Source: https://www.orissapost.com/mixed-signals/

But that skirts the point that none of the 145 countries holding dollar reserves are under any compulsion, least of all a terrorist threat, to hoard their reserves in American dollars.

Source: https://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/the-us-dollar-still-rules-the-world

I felt just extreme compulsion to protect her,” she said.

Source: https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/leylamohammed/maddie-ziegler-sia-muse-age-11-child-fame-pressure

It shows in the Tory party’s intellectual exhaustion, record of generating scandals, compulsion to scrap with one another and inability to present themselves attractively to the public.

Source: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/aug/27/history-suggests-that-rishi-sunak-is-doomed-to-join-the-tail-end-charlie-club

LGJs may suggest it’s possible to be a while resisting the compulsion to go above and beyond at work.

Source: https://fortune.com/2023/07/23/what-is-a-lazy-girl-job-gen-z-tiktok/

Like Darby, you'll experience a rising compulsion to unearth the truth, even as the show surrounds you with so many characters, each of whom has their own secrets to protect.

Source: https://collider.com/best-tv-shows-of-2023/

She adds some may feel a compulsion to spend, resulting in a period of deprivation when funds may have run out.

Source: https://carlow-nationalist.ie/2023/05/01/everyones-rock-bottom-is-different-debtors-anonymous-marks-21-years-in-ireland/

The subsequent seasons of are a very mixed bag that struggle from a compulsion to get ahead of the audience, but in the end it only results in needlessly complicated storytelling.

Source: https://www.cbr.com/sci-fi-shows-fans-want-but-will-never-make-a-comeback/

This government has the strength to take decisions in national interest and carries out reforms not out of compulsion but conviction.

Source: https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/trust-of-140-crore-indians-is-my-shield-pm-hits-back-at-opposition-3765915