Convince and Force

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Convince verb - To cause (someone) to agree with a belief or course of action by using arguments or earnest requests.

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Force is an antonym for convince.

Nearby Words: convincing, convincingly

Force verb - To cause (a person) to give in to pressure.

Usage example: hunger forced the refugees to steal

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Convince is an antonym for force in extort topic.

friend	convince friend	force friend
character	convince character	force character
woman	convince woman	force woman
people	convince people	force people
Other words: someone, parents, team, rest, characters, world, mother, father, anyone, player, enemy, everyone, humans, players, heroes.

While this isn't an entirely unreasonable point of contention on McCartney's part, he has also tried on several occasions to convince or force the rest of the world to start using "McCartney/Lennon" instead, at least regarding songs he was primarily responsible for writing.

Source: Control Freak
That was just his immediate circle of what probably passes for friends among the Iron Warriors; his army consisted of basically everyone he could either convince or force to come with him, ranging from Space Pirates to cyborg war engines.

Source: Ragtag Bunch of Misfits
Other times, this trope can be invoked by a villain who seems to be too eager and persistent about trying to convince or force the hero to rule the world together, and eventually appear as a one-sided Villainous Crush.

Source: Foe Romance Subtext

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