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/fɔːs/ · noun
Ability to influence; strength or energy of body or mind; active power; vigour; might; capacity of exercising an influence or producing an effect..
the force of an appeal, an argument, or a contract
show of force
He was, in the full force of the words, a good man.
After his actions were challenged by foreign governments and Parliament initially tried to put a stop to his action, Denman returned home and argued his case with enough force that, by 1848, the Royal Navy was handed active permission and encouragement to raze every last slave factory they could find to the ground, and full authority to stop any ship, of any flag, that was thought to be a slaver, with a guarantee with^([sic]) no censure from the government.
force of nature
which now they hold by force, and not by right
air force; police force
Force Z
Use force when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Force means Ability to influence; strength or energy of body or mind; active power; vigour; might; capacity of exercising an influence or producing an effect..
Common synonyms include influence, factor, pressure, effect.
Possible antonyms include draw, push, pull.
the force of an appeal, an argument, or a contract
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