Compulsion and Reason

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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
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Reason is an antonym for compulsion.
Nearby Words: compulsive, compulsory, compulsively

Reason

Reason noun - A statement given to explain a belief or act.
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Antonyms for Reason
Compulsion is an antonym for reason.
Nearby Words: reasonable, reasoning, reasoned, reasonably, reasonableness
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How words are described

particular particular compulsion particular reason
similar similar compulsion similar reason
common common compulsion common reason
strong strong compulsion strong reason
Other adjectives: actual, big, new, odd, unknown, weird, inexplicable, strange, bizarre, biggest.
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Reason and Compulsion. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/compulsion/reason
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