Force and Surrender

Opposite meaning words

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

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Surrender is an antonym for force in topics: obligate to do something, use violence upon.

Surrender verb - To give (something) over to the control or possession of another usually under duress.

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Force is an antonym for surrender.

Nearby Words: surrendered, surrendering

full	full force	full surrender
allied	allied force	allied surrender
true	true force	true surrender
entire	entire force	entire surrender
Other adjectives: great, evil, unknown, paramilitary.

friend	force friend	surrender friend
body	force body	surrender body
control	force control	surrender control
hand	force hand	surrender hand
Other words: way, world, fight, ship, forces, shields.

He hoped to intimidate Sun into surrender, or at least breakthrough and force said surrender.

Source: It Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time
He is just as much upset by the Soviets conquering Berlin and being the ones to force Nazi Germany to surrender.

Source: America Won World War II
In spite of this, the Brits actually managed to force the initial Argentine assault force to retreat for a bit, and Governor Rex Hunt initially refused to surrender.

Source: Overnight Conquest

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