Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb force_back

1 sense of force back

Sense 1
repel, drive, repulse, force back, push back, beat back -- (cause to move back by force or influence; "repel the enemy"; "push back the urge to smoke"; "beat back the invaders")
       => push, force -- (move with force, "He pushed the table into a corner")