The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word URGE which also is the latest solution we found used in Wall Street Journal in 2020.
Compulsion crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| URGE | 55 % | 4 |
| DURESS | 29 % | 6 |
| NEED | 10 % | 4 |
| ITCH | 3 % | 4 |
| MUST | 2 % | 4 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Compulsion
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- obsession
- coercion
- irresistible impulse
- force
- forcible
- duress
- coercive
- imposition
- enforcement
- oppression
- urge
- compulsory
Crossword Answer definitions
URGE noun- A strong desire; an itch to do something.
- To press; to push; to drive; to impel; to force onward.
- To press the mind or will of; to ply with motives, arguments, persuasion, or importunity.
- To provoke; to exasperate.
- To press hard upon; to follow closely.
- To present in an urgent manner; to insist upon.
- To treat with forcible means; to take severe or violent measures with.
- To press onward or forward.
- To be pressing in argument; to insist; to persist.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result URGE
More clues leading to the result DURESS
- Coercion
- Arm-twisting
- Compulsory force
- Forcible restraint
- Bullying
- Difficult circumstances
- Compulsion by threat
- Grounds to void a confession
- Coercion's kin, at law
- Confessions may be given under it
More clues leading to the result NEED
- Burden
- Poverty-stricken state
- Call for
- Can't live without
- Exigency
- Require
- Requirement
- Requisite
- Scholarship factor
- Shortfall
More clues leading to the result ITCH
- Backscratcher target
- Chicken-pox symptom
- Want to scratch
- What to scratch
- Ivy affliction
- Antsy feeling
- Allergic reaction
- Yen
- Burning desire
- Characteristic of crabs