Force
Force verb - To cause (a person) to give in to pressure.
Upset
How words are described
| original | original force | original upset |
| real | real force | real upset |
| massive | massive force | massive upset |
| large | large force | large upset |
| Other adjectives: great, private, major. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
-
For example, when it gets out that Remus Lupin is a werewolf, we're supposed to be upset that parental concerns force him to resign.
Source: Fantastic Aesop - In the second Knights of the Old Republic, the Czerka docking manager became upset over the dirty actions of his boss and became an informant for the Telos Security force.
Source: Honest Corporate Executive - She is extremely upset about the turn of events and accuses Dillon of conspiring to force her out of the job because of her gender.
Source: Quickly Demoted Woman
Cite this Source
Upset and Force. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/force/upset
Force & Upset. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/force/upset>.
Upset or Force. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/force/upset.
Google Ngram Viewer shows how "force" and "upset" have occurred on timeline