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force off

VERB

repel

Synonyms

STRONGEST

chase away confront drive away drive off fend off hold off rebuff resist ward off withstand

STRONG

buck check cool cut decline dismiss disown dispute duel fight kick oppose parry rebut refuse reject traverse

WEAK

beat back beat off brush off cast aside drive back force back give cold shoulder to hold back keep at arm's length keep at bay keep off knock down push back put down put to flight stand up against stave off turn down

Antonyms

STRONG

accept agree aid allow approve assist help increase sanction support

WEAK

attract draw

Example Sentences

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Police arrested the Chapel Hill resident without force off campus less than two hours after the shooting.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 19, 2023

During his last two, both with the Clippers, he has become a force off it.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 24, 2019

Hoping to take stress and force off the left side of his body, Woods tinkered with his motion.

From Golf Digest • Apr. 4, 2019

Much like Carter’s critics, Eizenstat believes the president erred by holing up in the White House consumed by the impasse while taking even the theoretical threat of military force off the table.

From New York Times • Jun. 5, 2018

I am still unwilling to take all our force off the direct line between Richmond and here.

From The Writings of Abraham Lincoln — Volume 6: 1862-1863 by Lincoln, Abraham

force off

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