Summary
English Synonyms:   more detail...
  1. compel:


English

Detailed Synonyms for compel in English

compel:

to compel verbe (compels, compelled, compelling)

  1. to compel
    to force; coerce
    – to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means : 1
    • force verbe (forces, forced, forcing)
      • She forced him to take a job in the city1
    • coerce verbe
    to compel; to oblige
    • compel verbe (compels, compelled, compelling)
    • oblige verbe (obliges, obliged, obliging)
  2. to compel
    to force; to oblige; to compel; to oblige to
    • force verbe (forces, forced, forcing)
    • oblige verbe (obliges, obliged, obliging)
    • compel verbe (compels, compelled, compelling)
    • oblige to verbe (obliges to, obliged to, obliging to)
  3. to compel
    to compel; to oblige to; to oblige
    • compel verbe (compels, compelled, compelling)
    • oblige to verbe (obliges to, obliged to, obliging to)
    • oblige verbe (obliges, obliged, obliging)
    to force
    – to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means : 1
    • force verbe (forces, forced, forcing)
      • She forced him to take a job in the city1
  4. to compel
    – force somebody to do something 1
    to compel; to oblige; obligate
    – force somebody to do something 1
    • compel verbe (compels, compelled, compelling)
      • We compel all students to fill out this form1
    • oblige verbe (obliges, obliged, obliging)
    • obligate verbe
  5. to compel
    – necessitate or exact 1
    to compel
    – necessitate or exact 1
    • compel verbe (compels, compelled, compelling)
      • the water shortage compels conservation1

Conjugations for compel:

present
  1. compel
  2. compel
  3. compels
  4. compel
  5. compel
  6. compel
simple past
  1. compelled
  2. compelled
  3. compelled
  4. compelled
  5. compelled
  6. compelled
present perfect
  1. have compelled
  2. have compelled
  3. has compelled
  4. have compelled
  5. have compelled
  6. have compelled
past continuous
  1. was compelling
  2. were compelling
  3. was compelling
  4. were compelling
  5. were compelling
  6. were compelling
future
  1. shall compel
  2. will compel
  3. will compel
  4. shall compel
  5. will compel
  6. will compel
continuous present
  1. am compelling
  2. are compelling
  3. is compelling
  4. are compelling
  5. are compelling
  6. are compelling
subjunctive
  1. be compelled
  2. be compelled
  3. be compelled
  4. be compelled
  5. be compelled
  6. be compelled
diverse
  1. compel!
  2. let's compel!
  3. compelled
  4. compelling
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

Alternate Synonyms for "compel":


Related Definitions for "compel":

  1. force somebody to do something1
    • We compel all students to fill out this form1
  2. necessitate or exact1
    • the water shortage compels conservation1