Coerced

7 lettersverbmoderate

Updated June 2026

Definition

Past tense of coerce, meaning compelled someone to act through force, threats, or sustained pressure.

“He was coerced into signing the agreement under threat of losing his position.”

Pronunciation

Syllables

co·erced

Related Words

Synonyms

compelledforcedpressuredbulliedintimidated

Antonyms

persuadedconvinced encouraged

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Wordle

Ends in -ERCED, the ERD cluster is worth testing early in Wordle

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Scrabble

Worth 12 points, useful for clearing C, O, E tiles and the ED ending hooks well

Words Related to Coerced

Words one letter different

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coerces

Words you can make from Coerced

Shorter words formed from the letters in “coerced”.

coerce recode ceder cedre cered codec coder cored coree credo creed decor doree erode recce recco cede cere cero code coed cord core cree

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