Defer and Force

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Defer

Defer verb - To assign to a later time.

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Force is an antonym for defer in topics: yield, put off.

Nearby Words: deference, deferred, deferment, deferral, deferring

Force

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

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Antonyms for Force

Defer is an antonym for force.

Nearby Words: forceful, forced, forcible, forcefully, forcibly

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hero	defer hero	force hero
way	defer way	force way

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Now she corrects it with elaborate fantasies of a family dinner where her parents dote on her and force her siblings to defer to her wishes.

Source: Literature / We Have Always Lived in the Castle

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