Breadcrumb Home > Thesaurus Cite Synonyms of compel Find synonyms for: Verb1. compel, oblige, obligate, induce, stimulate, cause, have, get, makeusage: force somebody to do something; "We compel all students to fill out this form"2. compel, necessitate, ask, postulate, need, require, take, involve, call for, demandusage: necessitate or exact; "the water shortage compels conservation"WordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.See also: compel (Dictionary) Related Content Daily Word Quiz: persiflage Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language Synonyms Index