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in fetters |
in fiscal matters |
in flight |
in flood |
in for |
in force
| in front
| in full
| in full action
| in full swing
| in full view
in force
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Adjective in force has 1 sense
- in force(s = adj.all) effective, good, in effect - exerting force or influence; "the law is effective immediately"; "a warranty good for two years"; "the law is already in effect (or in force)"
THESAURUS
in force
acting, active, armipotent, at work, authoritative, being, cogent, current, dynamic, effective, energetic, existent, existing, extant, forceful, forcible, functional, functioning, going, going on, high-potency, high-powered, high-pressure, high-tension, in being, in commission, in effect, in exercise, in existence, in hand, in operation, in play, in power, in practice, in process, in service, in the works, in use, inaction, irresistible, living, mighty, mighty in battle, on foot, on the fire, ongoing, operating, operational, operative, potent, powerful, prepotent, present, prevalent, puissant, ruling, running, striking, strong, subsistent, subsisting, telling, under the sun, valid, vigorous, vital, workingROGET THESAURUS
in force
Agency
N agency, operation, force, working, strain, function, office, maintenance, exercise, work, swing, play, interworking, interaction, procurement, causation, instrumentality, influence, action, modus operandi, quickening power, maintaining power, sustaining power, home stroke, operative, efficient, efficacious, practical, effectual, at work, on foot, acting, in operation, in force, in action, in play, in exercise, acted upon, wrought upon, by the agency of through, by means of, I myself must mix with action lest I wither by des.
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