Synonyms and antonyms of To force someone to speak or to listen to you in British Thesaurus

accost (verb)

formal to stop someone and speak to them, especially in a way that could annoy them or make them feel embarrassed

collar (verb)

often humorous to find someone and talk to them, usually about something that they do not want to talk about

nobble (verb)

Britishvery informal to try and get someone’s attention in order to persuade them to do something

talk at ()

to talk a lot without letting anyone else say anything

corner (verb)

to find someone and make them talk to you when they have been trying to avoid this

buttonhole (verb)

informal to stop someone and make them listen to what you have to say when they do not really want to