" forceless "

1: as in ineffective, ineffectual;

•  Synonyms : 

•  flabby,

•  flaccid,

•  ineffective,

•  ineffectual,

•  characterless,

•  effete,

•  frail,

•  invertebrate,

•  limp-wristed,

•  milk-and-water,

•  namby-pamby,

•  nerveless,

•  soft,

•  spineless,

•  weak,

•  weakened,

•  weak-kneed,

•  weakling,

•  wet,

•  wimpish,

•  wimpy,

•  wishy-washy,

•  impotent,

•  impuissant,

•  powerless,

•  emasculated,

•  unnerved,

•  lamblike,

•  meek,

•  pliable,

•  submissive,

•  corrupt,

•  dastardly,

•  unprincipled,

•  unscrupulous,

•  villainous,

•  cowardly,

•  craven,

•  fainthearted,

•  lily-livered,

•  nebbishy,

•  poltroon,

•  pusillanimous,

•  sissy,

•  timid,

•  infirm,

•  irresolute,

•  vacillating

•  Antonyms : 

•  backboned,

•  firm,

•  hard,

•  strong,

•  tough,

•  ethical,

•  good,

•  moral,

•  principled,

•  right,

•  righteous,

•  upright,

•  virtuous,

•  determined,

•  mettlesome,

•  resolute,

•  unrelenting,

•  courageous,

•  stalwart,

•  stouthearted

1: a body of persons at work or available for work;

  * e.g., " ... the entire force of the shipyard will be needed to get this government order done on time "

•  Synonyms : 

•  help,

•  labor force,

•  manpower,

•  personnel,

•  pool,

•  staff,

•  workforce

•  Antonyms : 

•  impotence,

•  impotency,

•  powerlessness,

•  weakness

2: the use of power to impose one's will on another;

  * e.g., " ... a cruel tyrant who disbanded the parliament and ruled by force "

•  Synonyms : 

•  arm-twisting,

•  coercion,

•  compulsion,

•  constraint,

•  duress,

•  pressure

•  Antonyms : 

•  inconclusiveness,

•  ineffectiveness,

•  ineffectuality,

•  ineffectualness

3: the ability to exert effort for the accomplishment of a task;

  * e.g., " ... got through the college board exams by sheer force of will "

•  Synonyms : 

•  energy,

•  firepower,

•  horsepower,

•  might,

•  muscle,

•  potence,

•  potency,

•  power,

•  puissance,

•  sinew,

•  strength,

•  vigor

•  Antonyms : 

•  nonviolence