coerce vs force

force vs coerce

coerce is not a noun while force is a noun.

coerce and force both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
coerce	No	No	Yes	No
force	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, coerce and force are synonyms defined as:

coerce and force: to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means

Other synonyms of coerce include hale, pressure, squeeze.

coerce (noun)	force (noun)
	a putout of a base runner who is required to run; the putout is accomplished by holding the ball while touching the base to which the runner must advance before the runner reaches that base
	an act of aggression (as one against a person who resists)
	physical energy or intensity
	a powerful effect or influence
	(of a law) having legal validity
	group of people willing to obey orders
	a unit that is part of some military service
	a group of people having the power of effective action
	one possessing or exercising power or influence or authority
	(physics) the influence that produces a change in a physical quantity

coerce (verb)	force (verb)
to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means	impose urgently, importunately, or inexorably
	squeeze like a wedge into a tight space
	force into or from an action or state, either physically or metaphorically
	take by force
	do forcibly; exert force
	urge or force (a person) to an action; constrain or motivate
	move with force
	to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means

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