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- [kuh m-pel]
- /kəmˈpɛl/
- /kəmˈpeld/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [kuh m-pel]
- /kəmˈpɛl/
Definitions of compelled word
- verb with object compelled to force or drive, especially to a course of action: His disregard of the rules compels us to dismiss him. 1
- verb with object compelled to secure or bring about by force. 1
- verb with object compelled to force to submit; subdue. 1
- verb with object compelled to overpower. 1
- verb with object compelled Archaic. to drive together; unite by force; herd. 1
- verb without object compelled to use force. 1
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Origin of compelled
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English compellen (< Anglo-French) < Latin compellere to crowd, force, equivalent to com- com- + pellere to push, drive
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Parts of speech for Compelled
noun
adjective
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adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
compelled popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 88% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for compelled
adjective compelled
- unaccommodating — easy to deal with; eager to help or please; obliging.
- answerable — If you are answerable to someone, you have to report to them and explain your actions.
- monomaniacal — (no longer in technical use) a psychosis characterized by thoughts confined to one idea or group of ideas.
- in the cards — a usually rectangular piece of stiff paper, thin pasteboard, or plastic for various uses, as to write information on or printed as a means of identifying the holder: a 3″ × 5″ file card; a membership card.
- decision-making — the act or process of making decisions
Antonyms for compelled
verb compelled
- discouraged — to deprive of courage, hope, or confidence; dishearten; dispirit.
- stopped — to cease from, leave off, or discontinue: to stop running.
- blocked — If something is blocked or blocked up, it is completely closed so that nothing can get through it.
- checked — Something that is checked has a pattern of small squares, usually of two colours.
- delayed — of or relating to a particle, as a neutron or alpha particle, that is emitted from an excited nucleus formed in a nuclear reaction, the emission occurring some time after the reaction is completed.
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