Compulsion
Compulsion noun - The use of power to impose one's will on another.
Usage example: in that class I read books under compulsion that I ordinarily wouldn't have considered
Consent is an antonym for compulsion.
Consent
Consent noun - The approval by someone in authority for the doing of something.
Compulsion is an antonym for consent.
Nearby Words: consented, consenting
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Consent and Compulsion. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/compulsion/consent
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