Force and Sway

Force

Force noun - The capacity to persuade.

Usage example: surely you were influenced by the force of his arguments?

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Sway and force are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Sway" instead the word "Force" as a noun or a verb.

Sway noun - The power to bring about a result on another.

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Force and sway are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Force" instead the word "Sway" as a noun or a verb.

Nearby Words: swayed, swaying

full	full force	full sway
massive	massive force	massive sway
great	great force	great sway
major	major force	major sway
Other adjectives: political, mystical, greater, demonic.

humanity	force humanity	sway humanity
people	force people	sway people
way	force way	sway way
mother	force mother	sway mother
Other words: brother, player, everyone, sister, enemies, girls.

The clergy then decides to go for Plan B and just take the girl by force and sway the goddess to side with them, but the sudden arrival of several thieves guilds and Shakkan, the God of Beasts, ends up complicating matters as they all have different plans in mind for Laverna.

Source: Roleplay / The Gamer's Alliance
Rogue Juror: Bull talks about how a verdict is often decided by a single juror being enough of a force to sway everyone else to his or her side.

Source: Series / Bull
The main antagonists in Planescape Survival Guide are tied to the Nothing, a force of ultimate destruction that once held sway over all existence, but was defeated by the Eldest, the first God.

Source: The Nothing After Death

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