Force and Repress

Force

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

Repress and force are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Repress" instead a verb "Force".

Repress

Repress verb - To put a stop to (something) by the use of force.

Force and repress are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Force" instead a verb "Repress".

Nearby Words: repression, repressive, repressing

Mutual synonyms

Common collocations

people force people repress people
way force way repress way
anyone force anyone repress anyone

Both words in one sentence

  • While Bowser heads a wide coalition of forces, Peach relies on a small force of foreign mercenaries (Mario, Luigi, Yoshi) in order to repress them.
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