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present participle of force.

forcing

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penetrating adj.
pressing adj.
requiring adj.
penetration n.
push n.

ADJECTIVE

penetrating

Synonyms

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biting piercing trenchant

STRONG

carrying clear-cut crisp cutting edged entering infiltrating permeating pointed puncturing shrill

WEAK

going through ingoing intrusive passing through penetrant pervasive pungent sharp strong

Antonyms

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kind nice weak

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soft

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blunt dull idiotic senseless stupid unintelligent

ADJECTIVE

pressing

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acute compelling critical crucial demanding dire immediate imperative insistent serious vital

STRONG

burning claiming constraining crying distressing exacting instant obliging requiring

WEAK

clamant clamorous exigent heat-on high-priority hurry-up importunate life-and-death

Antonyms

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dull inessential optional trivial uncritical unimportant

WEAK

insignificant

ADJECTIVE

requiring

Synonyms

STRONG

compelling demanding exacting involving necessitating pressing

WEAK

calling for dire immediate urgent

Antonyms

STRONG

trivial

NOUN

penetration

Synonyms

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infiltration seepage

STRONG

diffusion entrance ingress insertion invasion osmosis perforation thrusting

WEAK

piercing punching stabbing

Antonyms

WEAK

departure egress evacuation

NOUN

push

Synonyms

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advance assault attack drive effort offensive thrust

STRONG

bearing blow butt charge driving energy exerting exertion impact jolt lean mass nudge onset poke prod propulsion shove shoving straining thrusting weight

Antonyms

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hesitation

STRONG

idleness laziness

WEAK

discouragement disinterest pull

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Hundreds of French supermarkets were hit in the October 11 and 12 cyberattacks, which raised the temperatures in their refrigerators, forcing many to throw away entire inventories of perishable food.

From Barron's ● Nov. 10, 2026

A record year for partner turnover helped bring down Weil Gotshal and is forcing similar firms to make changes to compete.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 9, 2026

The show has been hit by production issues, including a reported budget cut of one million dollars, forcing organisers to issue a statement last month insisting it was going ahead.

From Barron's ● Nov. 8, 2026

New Zealand turned the screw again, forcing Scotland into big defensive set after big defensive set.

From BBC ● Nov. 7, 2026

It was the baroness, forcing her way back to the podium.

From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood

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