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compelled

[kuhm-peld] / kəmˈpɛld /

ADJECTIVE

answerable

Synonyms

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accountable amenable liable obligated obliged

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bound chargeable constrained subject to blame

Antonyms

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irresponsible unaccountable

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irrefutable unprovable

ADJECTIVE

bound

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constrained enslaved obligated restrained

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apprenticed articled bent coerced contracted doomed driven fated firm forced impelled indentured intent made necessitated obliged pledged pressed required urged

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bounden certain duty-bound having no alternative sure under compulsion under necessity

Antonyms

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irresolute

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allowed free permitted unbounded unobliged unrestricted

ADJECTIVE

destined

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coming designed doomed intended

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brewing closed condemned directed foreordained impending looming meant menacing near ordained overhanging predestined predetermined sealed settled stated threatening

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at hand certain compulsory forthcoming hanging over in prospect in store in the cards in the wind ineluctable inescapable inevitable inexorable instant predesigned que sera sera that is to be that will be to come unavoidable way the ball bounces

Antonyms

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distant remote unsettled

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avoidable unscheduled

ADJECTIVE

enforced

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imposed prescribed required sanctioned

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advocated charged constrained demanded dictated enjoined established exacted executed invoked kept ordained pressed

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carried out forced upon prevalent

ADJECTIVE

forced

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contrived enforced involuntary mandatory unwilling

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affected begrudging binding bound coerced conscripted constrained grudging labored slave

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artificial coercive factitious false inflexible insincere obligatory peremptory rigid stiff stringent unnatural wooden

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voluntary

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noncompulsory spontaneous unforced

ADJECTIVE

managed

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controlled regulated supervised

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commanded directed dominated mastered ordered piloted ruled run swayed

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free undisciplined uneducated ungoverned unsupervised wild

ADJECTIVE

obligated

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duty-bound enslaved indebted obliged

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committed contracted forced indentured pledged required tied urged

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bounden called by duty under obligation

ADJECTIVE

obliged

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duty-bound enslaved indebted obligated

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committed contracted forced indentured pledged required tied urged

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bounden called by duty under obligation

ADJECTIVE

responsible

Synonyms

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answerable culpable guilty liable pledged subject

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at fault at the helm authoritative bonded bound bound to carrying the load censurable chargeable constrained contracted decision-making devolving on duty-bound engaged executive exposed fettered hampered held high in authority in control incumbent minding the store obligated obliged on the hook open susceptive sworn to tied to blame under contract under obligation

Antonyms

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innocent right unaccountable

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excused exempt free immature immune irresponsible untrustworthy

ADJECTIVE

unwilling

Synonyms

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afraid averse evasive forced loath reluctant resistant unenthusiastic

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against against the grain backward begrudging contrary demurring disinclined disobliging grudging hesitating indisposed indocile involuntary laggard malcontent opposed recalcitrant refractory remiss shrinking shy slack slow unaccommodating uncheerful uncooperative uneager uninclined unobliging unready unwishful wayward

Antonyms

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eager enthusiastic ready willing

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prepared

Example Sentences

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Women may volunteer for military service but cannot be compelled to serve under Germany's constitution.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

In a post-coup period of emergency rule, Min Aung Hlaing served as both commander-in-chief of the armed forces and acting president, but to become permanent president he is constitutionally compelled to relinquish his military post.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

Guthrie told Kotb in a segment of their “Today” interview that she feels compelled to return because she considers the people she works with as family.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2026

Even several European leaders, who had hoped to stay out of this war, felt compelled to send planes and warships, if just to defend their own interests and outposts.

From Slate • Mar. 13, 2026

Though his horse did slow down, it wasn’t dumb enough to try what Samson had been magically compelled to do.

From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley

compelled

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