Coercive
Coercive adjective - Serving or intended to coerce.
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Synonyms for Coercive
Imperative and coercive are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Imperative" instead an adjective "Coercive".
Imperative
Imperative adjective - Forcing one's compliance or participation by or as if by law.
Usage example: reporting signs of physical abuse is now an imperative duty for hospital and school personnel
Coercive and imperative are semantically related. You can use "Coercive" instead an adjective "Imperative".
Nearby Words: imperious, imperatively
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Related pairs
- involuntary and coercive
- involuntary and imperative
- forceful and coercive
- forceful and imperative
- overbearing and coercive
- overbearing and imperative
- binding and coercive
- binding and imperative
- powerful and coercive
- powerful and imperative
- necessary and coercive
- necessary and imperative
- mandatory and coercive
- mandatory and imperative
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