Social life
Synonyms for compel
The synonym for compel recorded in this bank is oblige, in the sense "force somebody to do something". Below it sits the sentence that fixes that meaning, the same sentence with the swap made, and the words that only look close.
The synonym for compel
- obligeverb, in the sense "force somebody to do something"
One pair, read and signed off by a human before it shipped. The bank records a synonym per sense, so a second one appears here the day compel is audited in a second meaning.
force somebody to do something
We compel all students to fill out this form.
The true synonym
oblige
Same sentence, swapped: We oblige all students to fill out this form.
Close but different
The game shows these three beside the answer. Each is a real word with a real meaning and none of them fits the slot compel is in above, which is the point the reason line makes.
- collide
- modify
- stimulate
Where compel turns up in the game
compel is the word under test in one puzzle, at Tier 3, Ridgeline. It also sits on the board as one of the three wrong tiles in one other puzzle, where the answer is a different word entirely.
The puzzle where compel is the trap
- obligeverb, Tier 3, Ridgeline. The answer there is accommodate, in the sense "provide a service or favor for someone", and compel is on the board beside it.
Play compel
The bank on this page is the bank the game plays from, so compel reaches you as a board rather than a definition: the sentence first, four tiles, and the meaning after you choose.
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Neighbours by theme before neighbours by difficulty, because social life is the company compel keeps.
Why the near miss missed, in the game as well as here
Synonym Stack plays from this exact bank. compel carries 1 written reason line, and the game shows them the moment a round ends, whichever tile you tapped.