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forces¹

  • /ˈfɔː.sɪz/ UK
  • /ˈfoɹ.sɪz/ Canada, US
  • /ˈfoː.sɪz/ Australia
  • /ˈfɔː.səz/ New Zealand
  • /ˈfo(ː)ɹ.sɪz/
  • /ˈfoə.sɪz/

Rhymes with -ɔː(ɹ)sɪz, (rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger) -oːɹsɪz, (non-rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger) -oəsɪz

noun

  1. plural plural of force

noun

  1. plural Troops.
  2. plural The orchestral instrumentation (and voices) used in a musical production.

verb

  1. indicative, present, singular, third person third-person singular simple present indicative of force

Forces²

proper noun

  1. plural plural of Force

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: strength, drive, forcefulness, power, impel, coerce, violence, push, pressure, effect, pull, squeeze, run, personnel, draw, thrust

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noun troops

DeutschKräfte, Streitkräfte, Truppen, Truppe

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"forces." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/forces. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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forces. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/forces

Chicago

"forces." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/forces.

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@misc{forces_2026,
  title = {forces},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/forces},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}