to foist

Examples

• All

• He's trying to foist a fatherless boy upon us.

  Excalibur (1981)

• I advise you not to try to foist your moral views on anyone else in this group.

  The Right Stuff (1983)

• However, what the military leadership has opposed is the attempt to foist a revolution on the country.

  Academic text (2000)

• I have had it with the Republican establishment foisting moderate candidates that cannot win upon us.

  Blog text (9)

• It shouldn't just be foisted on us without us having some say in what's going on.

  Stanford

• If Democrats don't like that, they shouldn't have foisted this bill on the voters.

  Blog text (13)

• One assumes the General might take pride in his creations, instead of just foisting them on an unsuspecting public.

  Kate & Leopold (2001)

• Gadgets and cleaning products were foisted upon us, and the myth of the perfect housewife was created for an expanding economy.

  Fiction book (2000)

• Besides, aren't you the one who accused the fashion industry of foisting pathological, dehumanizing values on our society?

  Veronika Decides to Die (2009)

• Instead, I blame schools and professors that foist redundant and decades-old writing assignments on bored undergrads.

  Blog text (5)

Synonyms

I

to impose

vsto foist

271 4.8

Force someone to accept something they do not want

does this by tricking or forcing rather than only using authority

C

to coerce

vsto foist

• Offensive

91 6.4

Force someone to do something by threats

focuses on causing action, not on tricking someone into accepting things

F

to force down

vsto foist

• Informal

2 7.0

To make someone accept ideas they do not want

does this by tricking as well as forcing rather than only pressure

F

to fob

vsto foist

• Informal

1 9.4

To trick someone into accepting something false or less valuable

also uses direct force to make acceptance not only deceit

F

to force down someone's throat

vsto foist

• Informal

1 8.3

Make someone accept ideas or opinions they do not want by pressuring them

does this often use tricking as an alternative to open force

B

to bend someone's will

vsto foist

7.1

Persuade someone to do what you want

uses tricking or direct pressure rather than gentle influence

Phrasal Verbs

F

to foist off

1 9.4

Sell fake or bad things by tricking someone

How Deceptive

to swindle

20 5.5

to foist

20 8.4

to trick

326 3.5

to dupe

58 6.4

Surface Forms

Etymology