Compelled
Dark and compelled are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Dark" instead an adjective "Compelled".
Nearby Words: compel, compelling
Both words in one sentence
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Dark and Troubled Past: At one point in the game, Aya must recreate a series of events using statues, and these events detail what compelled her father to become a killer.
Source: Video Game / Mad Father -
Particularly notable for Dmitri's "Dark Kantian": "I am compelled to do evil, regardless of its utility." Now in playable form, thanks to the fans.
Source: Webcomic / Dresden Codak -
Dark and Troubled Past: Pertelote, who was raped by Cockatrice when she lived across the river, and Chauntecleer, who was a thief and rogue until an encounter with God compelled him to become leader of the Coop.
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Dark and Compelled. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/compelled/dark
Compelled & Dark. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/compelled/dark>.
Dark or Compelled. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/compelled/dark.
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