foray, n. See raid.
forbear, v. [refrain], [stop], [pause], [withhold], [abstain]; [endure], [tolerate].
forbearance, n. [withholding], refraining; [long-suffering], [patience], [indulgence], [toleration].
forbearing, a. [long-suffering], [patient], [indulgent], [tolerant], [lenient].
forbears, n. pl. ancestors, forefathers.
forbid, v. [prohibit], interdict, inhibit, [restrain], [taboo], preclude, proscribe.
forbidden, a. prohibited, proscribed, interdicted, [contraband], inhibited, [illicit], [taboo].
forbidding, a. [repellent], [repulsive], [offensive], [abhorrent], [odious], repelling, grim.
forbidding, n. prohibition, interdiction, proscription, [restraint], inhibition, [taboo].
force, v. [compel], [coerce], necessitate, constrain, [oblige], [make]; impel, obtrude, extort, [wrest]; [capture], [storm]; [rape], [ravish]. Antonyms: induce, [inveigle], [seduce], [persuade].