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[5] coercion, compulsion, constraint, duress, pressure; also browbeating, bullying; fear, intimidation, menace, sword, terror, terrorism, threat, violence; might, muscle, strength; hardheadedness, self-will; strain, stress

2force verb forced; forc·ing 1 : to compel by physical, moral, or intellectual means : COERCE

2 : to cause through necessity

3 : to press, attain to, or effect against resistance or inertia <~ your way through>

4 : to raise or accelerate to the utmost <~ the pace>

5 : to produce with unnatural or unwilling effort

6 : to hasten (as in growth) by artificial means

Synonyms

coerce, compel, constrain, drive, make, muscle, obligate, oblige, press, pressure; also browbeat, bulldoze, bully; high-pressure, intimidate, menace, terrorize, threaten

force·ful adjective : possessing or filled with force

— force·ful·ness noun

Synonyms

cogent, compelling, convincing, decisive, emphatic, persuasive, strong—more at COGENT

authoritative, influential, weighty—more at INFLUENTIAL

force·ful·ly adverb : in a forceful manner

Synonyms

firmly, forcibly, hard, mightily, powerfully, strongly, vigorously—more at HARD

for·ceps noun, plural forceps [ORIGIN: L]

: a hand-held instrument for grasping, holding, or pulling objects esp. for delicate operations (as by a surgeon)

forc·ible adjective 1 : obtained or done by force

2 : showing force or energy : POWERFUL

forc·i·bly adverb : in a forcible manner

Synonyms

energetically, firmly, forcefully, hard, mightily, powerfully, vigorously—more at HARD

1ford noun : a place where a stream may be crossed by wading

2ford verb : to cross (a body of water) by wading

1fore adverb : in, toward, or adjacent to the front : FORWARD

2fore adjective : being or coming before in time, order, or space

3fore noun : something that occupies a front position

4fore interjection — used by a golfer to warn anyone within range of the probable line of flight of the ball

fore–and–aft adjective : lying, running, or acting along the length of a structure (as a ship)

1forearm verb : to arm in advance : PREPARE

Synonyms

brace, fortify, nerve, prepare, ready, steel, strengthen—more at FORTIFY

2forearm noun : the part of the arm between the elbow and the wrist

fore·bear noun : one from whom a person is descended and who is usu. more remote in the line of descent than a grandparent : ANCESTOR, FOREFATHER

Synonyms

ancestor, father, forefather, grandfather—more at ANCESTOR

fore·bode verb 1 : to give promise of

2 : FORETELL, PREDICT

fore·bod·ing noun : an omen, prediction, or presentiment esp. of coming evil

— fore·bod·ing·ly adverb

Synonyms

omen, portent, premonition, presage, presentiment—more at PREMONITION

alarm, apprehension, dread, misgiving

1forecast verb -cast also -cast·ed; -cast·ing 1 : to calculate or predict (some future event or condition) : PREDICT <~ weather conditions>

2 : to indicate as likely to occur

Synonyms

[1, 2] augur, foretell, predict, presage, prognosticate, prophesy—more at FORETELL

2forecast noun : a prophecy, estimate, or prediction of a future happening or condition

Synonyms

prediction, prognostication, prophecy

fore·cast·er noun : one that forecasts

Synonyms

diviner, fortune-teller, futurist, prognosticator, prophet, seer

fore·cas·tle or fo'·c'sle noun 1 : the forward part of the upper deck of a ship

2 : the crew's quarters usu. in a ship's bow

fore·close verb 1 : to shut out : PRECLUDE

2 : to take legal measures to terminate a mortgage and take possession of the mortgaged property

fore·clo·sure noun : the act of foreclosing; especially : the legal procedure of foreclosing a mortgage

fore·doom verb : to doom beforehand

Synonyms

destine, doom, fate, foreordain, ordain, predestine—more at DESTINE

fore·fa·ther noun 1 : one from whom a person is descended and who is usu. more remote in the line of descent than a grandparent : ANCESTOR

2 : a person of an earlier period