repulse vs force

force vs repulse

repulse and force both are nouns.

repulse and force both are verbs.

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

As verbs, force is a hypernym of repulse; that is, force is a word with a broader meaning than repulse:

repulse: cause to move back by force or influence
force: move with force

Other hypernyms of repulse include push.

repulse (noun)	force (noun)
an instance of driving away or warding off	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

repulse (verb)	force (verb)
force or drive back	impose urgently, importunately, or inexorably
cause to move back by force or influence	squeeze like a wedge into a tight space
be repellent to; cause aversion in	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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