influence vs force

influence and force both are nouns.

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

As nouns, force is a hyponym of influence; that is, force is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than influence:

influence: a power to affect persons or events especially power based on prestige etc
force: a powerful effect or influence

Other hyponyms of influence include dead hand, dead hand of the past, mortmain, grasp, grip.

As nouns, force is a hypernym of influence; that is, force is a word with a broader meaning than influence:

Other hypernyms of influence include power.

influence (noun)	force (noun)
causing something without any direct or apparent effort	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
a power to affect persons or events especially power based on prestige etc	an act of aggression (as one against a person who resists)
a cognitive factor that tends to have an effect on what you do	physical energy or intensity
one having power to influence another	a powerful effect or influence
the effect of one thing (or person) on another	(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

influence (verb)	force (verb)
shape or influence; give direction to	impose urgently, importunately, or inexorably
induce into action by using one's charm	squeeze like a wedge into a tight space
have and exert influence or effect	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