Antonyms of adj coercive

1 sense of coercive

Sense 1
coercive -- (serving or intended to coerce; "authority is directional instead of coercive")

INDIRECT (VIA powerful) -> powerless -- (lacking power)

Similarity of adj coercive

1 sense of coercive

Sense 1
coercive -- (serving or intended to coerce; "authority is directional instead of coercive")
       => powerful (vs. powerless) -- (having great power or force or potency or effect; "the most powerful government in western Europe"; "his powerful arms"; "a powerful bomb"; "the horse's powerful kick"; "powerful drugs"; "a powerful argument")