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be forced to

VERB
have
Synonyms
STRONGEST
allow become consider enjoy experience feel know leave need permit see suffer undergo
STRONG
entertain let must sustain tolerate
WEAK
be compelled to be one's duty to be up to fall on meet with ought put up with rest with should think about
Antonyms
STRONGEST
deny disallow forget hold ignore keep neglect refuse reject
STRONG
halt stop
WEAK
exclude want

Example Sentences

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"I don't think anyone should be forced to play if they are hurt or feel like they are forced to play, which it sometimes does."

From BBC • May 6, 2026

Moreover, without a big uptick in income growth, consumers may be forced to rely more on credit, as well as wealth effects from higher home values and stock market returns.

From Barron's • Apr. 30, 2026

Jessica Mann shouldn’t be forced to stand alone to tell her story in court for the third time.

From Slate • Apr. 22, 2026

“Companies may be forced to track all inputs into their products, all the way down to the smallest widget.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026

All the Jews remaining in the city would be forced to live in the ghetto and would not be able to leave unless given permission by the Germans.

From "The Boy on the Wooden Box" by Leon Leyson