What is another word for enforce?
1025 synonyms found
Pronunciation:
[ ɛnfˈɔːs], [ ɛnfˈɔːs], [ ɛ_n_f_ˈɔː_s]
Enforce is a word frequently used when one wants to compel or impose compliance. Synonyms for enforce include execute, uphold, implement, apply, administer, and enact. These words convey the idea of actively making a rule or law come to life - to ensure that it is followed. Other synonyms for enforce include compel, coerce, demand, and require. These words imply a level of force or pressure is necessary to see something through. Enforcing rules or laws is often done by governments, corporations, and individuals in positions of authority. The use of these synonyms helps to understand the full extent of the word "enforce" and the different ways it can be applied.
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Similar words for enforce:
- apply (noun)
- act (verb)
- bully (verb)
- cause (verb)
- compel (verb)
- cow (verb)
- dispense (verb)
- effect (verb)
- empower (verb)
- execute (verb)
- force (verb)
- implement (verb)
- impose (verb)
- impress (verb)
- intimidate (verb)
- invoke (verb)
- operate (verb)
- perform (verb)
- put a rule, plan in force (verb)
- social (verb)
- threaten (verb)
Synonyms for Enforce:
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• act- be ginning ,
- be gun ,
- be-ginning ,
- be-gun ,
- co oked ,
- co oking ,
- co-oked ,
- co-oking ,
- did a number ,
- did number ,
- did one thing ,
- did one's thing ,
- did ones thing ,
- did thing ,
- didst a number ,
- didst number ,
- didst one thing ,
- didst one's thing ,
- didst ones thing ,
- didst thing ,
- do number ,
- do one thing ,
- do ones thing ,
- do thing ,
- does a number ,
- does number ,
- does one thing ,
- does one's thing ,
- does ones thing ,
- does thing ,
- doest a number ,
- doest number ,
- doest one thing ,
- doest one's thing ,
- doest ones thing ,
- doest thing ,
- doeth a number ,
- doeth number ,
- doeth one thing ,
- doeth one's thing ,
- doeth ones thing ,
- doeth thing ,
- doing a number ,
- doing number ,
- doing one thing ,
- doing one's thing ,
- doing ones thing ,
- doing thing ,
- dost a number ,
- dost number ,
- dost one thing ,
- dost one's thing ,
- dost ones thing ,
- dost thing ,
- doth a number ,
- doth number ,
- doth one thing ,
- doth one's thing ,
- doth ones thing ,
- doth thing ,
- gat in there ,
- gat there ,
- gets in there ,
- gets there ,
- getting in there ,
- getting there ,
- go route ,
- go town ,
- goes for broke ,
- goes in for ,
- goes route ,
- goes that route ,
- goes to town ,
- goes town ,
- going for it ,
- going in for ,
- going route ,
- going that route ,
- going to town ,
- going town ,
- got in there ,
- got there ,
- gotten in there ,
- gotten there ,
- makes progress ,
- pre side ,
- pre sided ,
- pre sides ,
- pre siding ,
- pre-side ,
- pre-sided ,
- pre-sides ,
- pre-siding ,
- takes effect ,
- takes part ,
- taking effect ,
- taking steps ,
- took effect ,
- transorted ,
- transorting ,
- transorts ,
- under take ,
- under taken ,
- under takes ,
- under taking ,
- under took ,
- under-take ,
- under-taken ,
- under-takes ,
- under-taking ,
- under-took ,
- went for broke ,
- went in for ,
- went route ,
- went that route ,
- went to town ,
- went town .
- Over-bearing ,
- buffaloing ,
- despotized ,
- despotizes ,
- despotizing ,
- leaned on ,
- leans on ,
- leant on ,
- over bear ,
- over bearing ,
- over bears ,
- over bore ,
- over born ,
- over borne ,
- over-bears ,
- over-bore ,
- over-born ,
- over-borne ,
- overbore ,
- overborn ,
- rid roughshod ,
- rides roughshod ,
- riding roughshod ,
- rode roughshod ,
- showboated ,
- turn heat ,
- turn on heat ,
- turn the heat ,
- turned heat ,
- turned on heat ,
- turned on the heat ,
- turned the heat ,
- turning heat ,
- turning on heat ,
- turning on the heat ,
- turning the heat ,
- turns heat ,
- turns on heat ,
- turns on the heat ,
- turns the heat ,
- walked heavy ,
- walking heavy ,
- walks heavy .
- bring about ,
- cause ,
- drive ,
- elicit ,
- engender ,
- engineer ,
- evoke ,
- generate ,
- induce ,
- inspire ,
- make ,
- motivate ,
- originate ,
- produce ,
- provoke .
- concusses ,
- cracked down ,
- cracking down ,
- cracks down ,
- ex act ,
- ex acted ,
- ex acting ,
- ex acts ,
- ex-act ,
- ex-acted ,
- ex-acting ,
- ex-acts ,
- made necessary ,
- makes necessary ,
- making necessary ,
- put arm on ,
- puts arm on ,
- puts chill on ,
- puts the arm on ,
- puts the chill on ,
- putting arm on ,
- putting chill on ,
- putting the arm on ,
- putting the chill on ,
- re strain ,
- re strained ,
- re straining ,
- re strains ,
- re-strain ,
- re-strained ,
- re-straining ,
- re-strains ,
- threw weight around ,
- throws weight around .
- co wed ,
- co wing ,
- co-wed ,
- co-wing ,
- dis comfit ,
- dis comfits ,
- dis concert ,
- dis concerted ,
- dis concerting ,
- dis concerts ,
- dis hearten ,
- dis heartened ,
- dis heartening ,
- dis heartens ,
- dis may ,
- dis mayed ,
- dis maying ,
- dis mays ,
- dis-comfit ,
- dis-comfits ,
- dis-concert ,
- dis-concerted ,
- dis-concerting ,
- dis-concerts ,
- dis-hearten ,
- dis-heartened ,
- dis-heartening ,
- dis-heartens ,
- dis-may ,
- dis-mayed ,
- dis-maying ,
- dis-mays ,
- over awe ,
- over awed ,
- over awes ,
- over awing ,
- over-awe ,
- over-awed ,
- over-awes ,
- over-awing ,
- pushed around ,
- pushes around ,
- strongarm ,
- sub due ,
- sub dues ,
- sub-due ,
- sub-dues ,
- un nerve ,
- un nerved ,
- un nerves ,
- un nerving ,
- un-nerve ,
- un-nerves ,
- un-nerving .
- dis charge ,
- dis charged ,
- dis charges ,
- dis charging ,
- dis-charge ,
- dis-charged ,
- dis-charges ,
- dis-charging .
- carried through ,
- carries through ,
- did a t ,
- did job ,
- did t ,
- did the job ,
- did the trick ,
- did to a t ,
- did to t ,
- did trick ,
- didst a t ,
- didst job ,
- didst t ,
- didst the job ,
- didst the trick ,
- didst to a t ,
- didst to t ,
- didst trick ,
- do a t ,
- do job ,
- do t ,
- do to t ,
- do trick ,
- does a t ,
- does job ,
- does t ,
- does the job ,
- does the trick ,
- does to a t ,
- does to t ,
- does trick ,
- doest a t ,
- doest job ,
- doest t ,
- doest the job ,
- doest the trick ,
- doest to a t ,
- doest to t ,
- doest trick ,
- doeth a t ,
- doeth job ,
- doeth t ,
- doeth the job ,
- doeth the trick ,
- doeth to a t ,
- doeth to t ,
- doeth trick ,
- doing a t ,
- doing job ,
- doing t ,
- doing the job ,
- doing the trick ,
- doing to a t ,
- doing to t ,
- doing trick ,
- dost a t ,
- dost job ,
- dost t ,
- dost the job ,
- dost the trick ,
- dost to a t ,
- dost to t ,
- dost trick ,
- doth a t ,
- doth job ,
- doth t ,
- doth the job ,
- doth the trick ,
- doth to a t ,
- doth to t ,
- doth trick ,
- gat to ,
- gotten to ,
- in duce ,
- in duces ,
- in-duce ,
- in-duces ,
- made waves ,
- makes it ,
- making it ,
- making waves ,
- pro cure ,
- pro cured ,
- pro cures ,
- pro curing ,
- pro duce ,
- pro duces ,
- pro-cure ,
- pro-cured ,
- pro-cures ,
- pro-curing ,
- pro-duces ,
- pulled it off ,
- pulling it off ,
- pulls it off ,
- puts across ,
- putting across ,
- turn trick ,
- turned the trick ,
- turned trick ,
- turning the trick ,
- turning trick ,
- turns the trick ,
- turns trick ,
- un zip ,
- un zipping ,
- un zips ,
- un-zip ,
- un-zipped ,
- un-zipping ,
- un-zips .
- bring fruition ,
- bringing fruition ,
- brings fruition ,
- brings to fruition ,
- brought fruition ,
- brought to fruition ,
- earned wings ,
- earning wings ,
- earns wings ,
- put in to effect ,
- puts in to effect ,
- puts into effect ,
- puts over ,
- puts through ,
- putting in to effect ,
- putting into effect ,
- putting over ,
- putting through ,
- sailed through ,
- sailing through ,
- sails through ,
- take care business ,
- takes care business ,
- takes care of business ,
- taking care business ,
- taking care of ,
- took care business ,
- took care of business ,
- trans act ,
- trans acted ,
- trans acting ,
- trans acts ,
- trans-act ,
- trans-acted ,
- trans-acting ,
- trans-acts .
- bare hard on ,
- beared hard on ,
- bearing hard on ,
- bears hard on ,
- bore hard on ,
- bring pressure bear up on ,
- bring pressure bear upon ,
- bring pressure to bear up on ,
- bringing pressure bear up on ,
- bringing pressure bear upon ,
- bringing pressure to bear up on ,
- bringing pressure to bear upon ,
- brings pressure bear up on ,
- brings pressure bear upon ,
- brings pressure to bear up on ,
- brings pressure to bear upon ,
- brought pressure bear up on ,
- brought pressure bear upon ,
- brought pressure to bear up on ,
- brought pressure to bear upon ,
- ex tort ,
- ex torts ,
- ex-tort ,
- ex-torts ,
- over come ,
- over comes ,
- over coming ,
- over-comes ,
- over-coming ,
- pinned down ,
- puts screws to ,
- puts squeeze on ,
- putting screws to ,
- putting squeeze on ,
- re quire ,
- re quired ,
- re quires ,
- re quiring ,
- re strict ,
- re-quire ,
- re-quired ,
- re-quires ,
- re-quiring ,
- re-strict .
- makes good ,
- makes possible ,
- provided means ,
- provided the means ,
- provides means ,
- provides the means ,
- providing means ,
- providing the means ,
- re solve ,
- re solves ,
- re-solve ,
- re-solved ,
- re-solves ,
- re-solving .
- de cree ,
- de creed ,
- de crees ,
- de-cree ,
- de-creed ,
- de-crees ,
- force up on ,
- forced up on ,
- forces up on ,
- forces upon ,
- forcing up on ,
- forcing upon ,
- in fringe ,
- in fringed ,
- in fringes ,
- in fringing ,
- in-fringe ,
- in-fringed ,
- in-fringes ,
- in-fringing ,
- intro duce ,
- intro duces ,
- intro-duce ,
- intro-duces ,
- laid down law ,
- laid down the law ,
- lay down law ,
- laying down law ,
- laying down the law ,
- lays down ,
- lays down law ,
- lays down the law ,
- moved in on ,
- moved on ,
- moves in on ,
- moves on ,
- moving in on ,
- moving on ,
- pre scribe ,
- pre scribing ,
- pre-scribe ,
- pre-scribed ,
- pre-scribes ,
- pre-scribing ,
- puts foot down ,
- putting foot down ,
- reading riot act ,
- reads riot act ,
- takes advantage ,
- took advantage .
- am conspicuous ,
- are conspicuous ,
- art conspicuous ,
- being conspicuous ,
- blowing away ,
- blows away ,
- ex cite ,
- ex cited ,
- ex cites ,
- ex citing ,
- ex-cite ,
- ex-cited ,
- ex-cites ,
- grand stand ,
- grand standing ,
- grand stands ,
- grand-standing ,
- grand-stands ,
- in spire ,
- in spired ,
- in spires ,
- in spiring ,
- in-spire ,
- in-spired ,
- in-spires ,
- in-spiring ,
- is conspicuous ,
- made a hit ,
- made an impression ,
- made hit ,
- made impression ,
- made splash ,
- make hit ,
- make impression ,
- makes a hit ,
- makes an impression ,
- makes hit ,
- makes impression ,
- makes splash ,
- making a hit ,
- making an impression ,
- making hit ,
- making impression ,
- making splash ,
- was conspicuous ,
- wast conspicuous ,
- were conspicuous ,
- wert conspicuous .
- dis quiet ,
- dis quieted ,
- dis quieting ,
- dis quiets ,
- dis-quiet ,
- dis-quieted ,
- dis-quieting ,
- dis-quiets ,
- twist someone arm ,
- twist someones arm ,
- twisted someone arm ,
- twisted someone's arm ,
- twisted someones arm ,
- twisting someone arm ,
- twisting someone's arm ,
- twisting someones arm ,
- twists someone arm ,
- twists someone's arm ,
- twists someones arm .
- calling in ,
- calls in ,
- had recourse to ,
- haddest recourse to ,
- hadst recourse to ,
- has recourse to ,
- hast recourse to ,
- hath recourse to ,
- having recourse to ,
- resorted to ,
- resorting to ,
- resorts to .
- am action ,
- am in action ,
- are action ,
- are in action ,
- art action ,
- art in action ,
- be action ,
- be have ,
- be haves ,
- be having ,
- be-have ,
- be-haves ,
- be-having ,
- being action ,
- being in action ,
- gat results ,
- gets results ,
- getting results ,
- got results ,
- gotten results ,
- is action ,
- is in action ,
- pro moting ,
- pro-mote ,
- pro-motes ,
- pro-moting ,
- produce result ,
- produced a result ,
- produced result ,
- produces a result ,
- produces result ,
- producing a result ,
- producing result ,
- re acted ,
- re acting ,
- re-acted ,
- re-acting ,
- trans ported ,
- was action ,
- was in action ,
- wast action ,
- wast in action ,
- were action ,
- were in action ,
- wert action ,
- wert in action .
- am engaged in ,
- are engaged in ,
- being engaged in ,
- carried completion ,
- carried to completion ,
- carries completion ,
- carries to completion ,
- carry completion ,
- carrying completion ,
- carrying to completion ,
- deliver goods ,
- delivered goods ,
- delivered the goods ,
- delivering goods ,
- delivering the goods ,
- delivers goods ,
- delivers the goods ,
- did a turn ,
- did justice to ,
- did to a turn ,
- did to turn ,
- did turn ,
- didst a turn ,
- didst justice to ,
- didst to a turn ,
- didst to turn ,
- didst turn ,
- do to turn ,
- do turn ,
- does a turn ,
- does justice to ,
- does to a turn ,
- does to turn ,
- does turn ,
- doest a turn ,
- doest justice to ,
- doest to a turn ,
- doest to turn ,
- doest turn ,
- doeth a turn ,
- doeth justice to ,
- doeth to a turn ,
- doeth to turn ,
- doeth turn ,
- doing a turn ,
- doing justice to ,
- doing to a turn ,
- doing to turn ,
- doing turn ,
- dost a turn ,
- dost justice to ,
- dost to a turn ,
- dost to turn ,
- dost turn ,
- doth a turn ,
- doth justice to ,
- doth to a turn ,
- doth to turn ,
- doth turn ,
- is engaged in ,
- ran with ball ,
- ran with the ball ,
- running with ball ,
- running with the ball ,
- runs with ball ,
- runs with the ball ,
- was engaged in ,
- wast engaged in ,
- were engaged in ,
- wert engaged in .
- accomplish ,
- administer ,
- administrate ,
- carry out ,
- coerce ,
- commandeer ,
- constrain ,
- dictate ,
- discharge ,
- egg on ,
- emphasize ,
- exact ,
- exert ,
- expect ,
- extort ,
- fulfill ,
- goad ,
- hound ,
- impel ,
- incite ,
- insist on ,
- lash ,
- oblige ,
- press ,
- prosecute ,
- require ,
- sanction ,
- spur ,
- strain ,
- stress ,
- strong-arm ,
- urge ,
- whip ,
- wrest .
- comminated ,
- comminates ,
- flexed muscles ,
- flexes muscles ,
- flexing muscles ,
- fore bode ,
- fore boded ,
- fore bodes ,
- fore boding ,
- fore warn ,
- fore warned ,
- fore warns ,
- fore-bode ,
- fore-boded ,
- fore-bodes ,
- fore-boding ,
- fore-warn ,
- fore-warning ,
- fore-warns ,
- looked daggers ,
- looking daggers ,
- looks daggers ,
- made threat ,
- makes threat ,
- making threat ,
- pre sage ,
- pre sages ,
- pre-sage ,
- pre-sages ,
- shakes fist at ,
- shaking fist at ,
- shook fist at .
Other synonyms:
- adopt ,
- carry through ,
- realize .
Other relevant words:
- Buffaloes ,
- Despotize ,
- Dragooned ,
- Dragooning ,
- Exerted ,
- Grand-stand ,
- Imprest ,
- Menaced ,
- Operated ,
- Overawing ,
- Tyrannized ,
- Wielding ,
- act ,
- be conspicuous ,
- be engaged in ,
- be in action ,
- bear hard on ,
- blew away ,
- blow away ,
- bludgeoned ,
- bludgeoning ,
- bring pressure to bear upon ,
- bring to fruition ,
- bringing to fruition ,
- buffalo ,
- buffaloed ,
- bully ,
- carry to completion ,
- compel ,
- conscripted ,
- conscripting ,
- cow ,
- deal with ,
- deliver the goods ,
- dispense ,
- do a turn ,
- do justice to ,
- do to a turn ,
- dragoon ,
- dragoons ,
- earn wings ,
- effect ,
- enthuse ,
- enthuses ,
- enthusing ,
- execute ,
- force ,
- get results ,
- get there ,
- hum ,
- implement ,
- impose ,
- insist ,
- intimidate ,
- invoke ,
- lean on ,
- leaning on ,
- made good ,
- made possible ,
- make a hit ,
- make an impression ,
- make good ,
- make possible ,
- make splash ,
- making good ,
- making possible ,
- obtrude ,
- operate ,
- operating ,
- over-bear ,
- overawe ,
- overawed ,
- overawes ,
- overbear ,
- overbears ,
- overborne ,
- perform ,
- performs ,
- pin down ,
- pinning down ,
- pins down ,
- pressurize ,
- pressurized ,
- pressurizes ,
- pressurizing ,
- produce a result ,
- provide the means ,
- push around ,
- pushing around ,
- put into effect ,
- put over ,
- put screws to ,
- put squeeze on ,
- put through ,
- react ,
- ride roughshod ,
- run with ball ,
- run with the ball ,
- sail through ,
- sandbag ,
- sandbagged ,
- sandbagging ,
- sandbags ,
- showboat ,
- showboating ,
- showboats ,
- strong arm ,
- take care of ,
- take care of business ,
- takes care of ,
- taking care of business ,
- threaten ,
- took care of ,
- torturing ,
- turn on the heat ,
- twist someone's arm ,
- walk heavy .
- Maneuvered ,
- Perking ,
- Perpetrated ,
- Persisted ,
- Responding ,
- do a number ,
- do one's thing ,
- functions ,
- get in there ,
- go for broke ,
- go for it ,
- go in for ,
- go that route ,
- go to town ,
- going about ,
- going for broke ,
- made progress ,
- make progress ,
- making progress ,
- moves ,
- perked ,
- practice ,
- take effect ,
- take part ,
- take steps ,
- take up ,
- takes steps ,
- taking part ,
- took part ,
- took steps ,
- transort .
- Shotguns ,
- concuss ,
- concussed ,
- concussing ,
- crack down ,
- make necessary ,
- necessitate ,
- put chill on ,
- put the arm on ,
- put the chill on ,
- shotgun ,
- shotgunned ,
- shotgunning ,
- throw weight around ,
- throwing weight around .
- carrying through ,
- do the job ,
- do the trick ,
- gave rise to ,
- get to ,
- gets to ,
- getting to ,
- give rise to ,
- gives rise to ,
- giving rise to ,
- got to ,
- made it ,
- make it ,
- make waves ,
- makes waves ,
- pull it off ,
- put across ,
- turn the trick .
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How to use "Enforce" in context?
Enforcing regulations is important to maintaining public safety and upholding government policy. When laws are not followed, enforcement can help ensure that proper procedures are followed and that citizens are protected.
Law enforcement officials use a variety of enforcement techniques to ensure compliance with regulations. These techniques may include issuing warnings, issuing citations, arresting offenders, and filing lawsuits.
Many governments use fines as a way to enforce regulations. Fines can be penalties for breaking a law, and the government can use fines to discourage people from breaking the law. Fines can also be used to fund government programs.
Law enforcement officials must determine which regulations to enforce.
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Independent
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Proper noun, singular
actions.
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Verb, base form
abide, accomplish, adherence, advance, attain, bolster, carry, compel, conform, consolidate, defend, enact, foist, follow, fulfill, impose, imposing, incorporate, inflict, levy, obey, oversee, preserve, promulgate, protect, punish, recover, respects, retain, safeguard, sustain, translate, transpose, vindicate.
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Proper noun, singular
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Other Related
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Adjective
enforceable.
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Proper noun, singular
implements.
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Verb, base form
adhere, assert, coerce, comply, enforceable, exert, invoke, observe, reinforce, strengthen, uphold, Invoking, operationalize.
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Adjective
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Hyponym for Enforce:
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detacher
- Synonyms:
- divider, segregator, Detailer, Divorcer, Estranger, Isolator, severer.
