silom

силом

sȉlōm · /sîloːm/

ADVERB

by force; forcibly

Lopovi su silom otvorili vrata. — The thieves forced the door open.

Ne možeš ga silom naterati da uči. — You can't force him to study.
colloq. (with hteti) at all costs; insistently

On silom hoće da bude pevač. — He's dead set on becoming a singer.

Synonyms:

nasilno prisilno

Antonyms:

milom

Expressions

milom ili silom — by fair means or foul; one way or another

Milom ili silom, završićemo ovo do petka. — One way or another, we'll finish this by Friday.
silom prilika — by force of circumstance

Silom prilika sam se vratio kod roditelja. — Circumstances forced me to move back in with my parents.

AI Updated 6 October 2026