Ease
Ease noun - Reduction of or freedom from pain.
Force
Force noun - A body of persons at work or available for work.
How words are described
| natural | natural ease | natural force |
| sheer | sheer ease | sheer force |
| brutal | brutal ease | brutal force |
| great | great ease | great force |
| Other adjectives: supernatural, greater, international, terrifying. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- While the instructor starts saying why it's a bad idea, Mark fires the gun anyway by accident and the recoil flings it out of his hand with great ease and force - which creates a big enough diversion for another character to sneak past.
Source: Series / Diagnosis: Murder -
Blatant Lies: In the first novel, Stilgar tries to put Jessica at ease by assuring her that Fremen men do not take women by force.
Source: Literature / Dune -
Samson is bad against bosses, but in rooms with loads of enemies, he becomes a force to be reckoned with, able to blow through enemies with ease.
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