Force
Force verb - To cause (a person) to give in to pressure.
Root
Root verb - To set solidly in or as if in surrounding matter.
How words are described
| full | full force | full root |
| true | true force | true root |
| single | single force | single root |
| small | small force | small root |
| Other adjectives: effective, actual, real, large, dangerous, dark, local, armed. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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Some argue that he could brute-force the digital root of 8 with all the bracelets.
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Root with a classical tracking device, and the FBI by a brute force attack on their phone system.
Source: Tracking Device -
If Guybrush tries returning to LeChuck's ship as a ghost, Elaine will repeatedly spray root beer at our hero and force him back into the Crossroads, making it pure horror.
Source: Stripped to the Bone
Cite this Source
Root and Force. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/force/root
Force & Root. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/force/root>.
Root or Force. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/force/root.
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