Force
Force verb - To cause (a person) to give in to pressure.
Sink
Sink verb - To become worse or of less value.
How words are described
| full | full force | full sink |
| pure | pure force | pure sink |
| single | single force | single sink |
| corrupt | corrupt force | corrupt sink |
| Other adjectives: small, effective, powerful, actual, entire, real, massive, large, supernatural, new, major, larger, local. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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Not only did they not learn any general lessons about respecting boundaries, but even the specific lesson, "Don't force Charlotte to do stuff she doesn't want to do," never seemed to sink in.
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They force his head into an inexplicably filled sink, creating smoke and killing it.
Source: Kill It with Water -
Forced into Evil: The Green-Eyed Pirates force Sea Rogue to steal barges of cargo for them, threatening to sink his uncle if he refuses.
Source: Western Animation / TUGS
Cite this Source
Sink and Force. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/force/sink
Force & Sink. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/force/sink>.
Sink or Force. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/force/sink.
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