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compelled

/kəmˈpɛld/verb2 syllables

Compelled means: force somebody to do something.

Synonyms for compelled3

verb, as in force somebody to do something

compel, oblige, obligate

verb, as in necessitate or exact

compel

What does compelled mean?2

verb

1

force somebody to do something“We compel all students to fill out this form”

2

necessitate or exact“the water shortage compels conservation”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with compelled?15

one syllable

heldspelledyelledsmelledweldshelledswelled

two syllables

expelledupheldpropelledhandheldwithheldexcelledmisspelledrepelled
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Compelled in a sentence

  • Hunger compelled the boy to steal money from the cash register.papabear
  • We were compelled to put off our departure.CK
  • The rain compelled us to put off the gathering.auxitt
  • We were compelled to stay at home on account of the storm.unknown
  • No one may be compelled to belong to an association.jakov
  • The heavy rain compelled us to put off our departure.AlanF_US
  • I was compelled to do all the work alone.marcelostockle
  • Black people were compelled to work in cotton fields.unknown

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