Coerced and Discourage

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Coerced adjective - Not made or done willingly or by choice.

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Discourage is an antonym for coerced in compel topic.

Nearby Words: coercion, coercive, coercible, coercing

Discourage verb - To lessen the courage or confidence of.

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Coerced is an antonym for discourage.

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