Synonyms

coercive

American

[koh-ur-siv] / koʊˈɜr sɪv /

adjective

serving or tending to coerce.

Other Word Forms

coercively adverb
coerciveness noun
noncoercive adjective
noncoercively adverb
noncoerciveness noun

Etymology

Origin of coercive

First recorded in 1590–1600; coerce + -ive

Example Sentences

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Through this journey of self-exploration I have come to realize how coercive gender-identity ideology was for me, disguising harm as compassion.

From The Wall Street Journal

Ahead of sentencing, Amnesty International had called on Pakistan to end "coercive tactics used to silence dissent and intimidate those who defend human rights".

From BBC

And this episode in the three-part Vice sports series “Out of Bounds” will likely have the effect of a figurative custard pie in the face of the heavily armed and coercive DraftKings-FanDuel-powered juggernaut.

From The Wall Street Journal

“There was never any penalty or consequence built into the agreement,” Ivie said, “as the arrangement is voluntary, not coercive.”

From Los Angeles Times

"Being a mother, how could you abandon that child?" she told AFP, adding she could only imagine the mother had been in a "coercive situation" and saw no "way out".

From Barron's

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