Meanings
comparative more coercive · superlative most coercive
- Displaying a tendency or intent to coerce.
The Bush administration is studying options for military strikes against Iran as part of a broader strategy of coercive diplomacy to pressure Tehran to abandon its alleged nuclear development program, according to U.S. officials and independent analysts.
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Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveserving or intended to coerce
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Translations
Bulgarian принудителен
- принудителен (prinuditelen)displaying a tendency to coerce
Catalan coercitiu
- coercitiudisplaying a tendency to coerce
Czech donucovací, vynucovací
- donucovacídisplaying a tendency to coerce
- vynucovacídisplaying a tendency to coerce
Finnish painostus-
- painostus-displaying a tendency to coerce
French coercif, coercitif
- coercifdisplaying a tendency to coerce
- coercitifdisplaying a tendency to coerce
German zwingend
- zwingenddisplaying a tendency to coerce
Italian coercitivo
- coercitivodisplaying a tendency to coerce
Portuguese coercivo, coercitivo
- coercivodisplaying a tendency to coerce
- coercitivodisplaying a tendency to coerce
Russian принудительный, принуждающий
- принудительный (prinuditelʹnyj)displaying a tendency to coerce
- принуждающий (prinuždajuščij)displaying a tendency to coerce
Spanish coercitivo
- coercitivodisplaying a tendency to coerce
Turkish zorlayıcı
- zorlayıcıdisplaying a tendency to coerce
Cite this entry
coercive. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coercive
“coercive.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coercive. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “coercive,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coercive.
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