conscripted

[kuhn-skrip-tid] / kənˈskrɪp tɪd /

ADJECTIVE

forced

Synonyms

STRONGEST

compelled contrived enforced involuntary mandatory unwilling

STRONG

affected begrudging binding bound coerced constrained grudging labored slave

WEAK

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

Antonyms

STRONGEST

voluntary

WEAK

noncompulsory spontaneous unforced

ADJECTIVE

initiated

Synonyms

STRONGEST

approved drafted instructed introduced passed received

STRONG

accepted acknowledged admitted coached confirmed grounded inducted installed tutored

WEAK

called up instated made a member of made part of

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Conscripted into the German army with two brothers, he was injured as an artilleryman at Verdun; he subsequently embraced pacifism and took succor in music.

From New York Times • Feb. 2, 2023

Conscripted into the Soviet army in the late 1970s, he spent a year fulfilling his "internationalist duty" fighting in Afghanistan.

From BBC • Mar. 20, 2017

Conscripted into the navy in 1944, Reid took a course in ciphering and coding.

From The Guardian • Sep. 26, 2014

Conscripted into military service as a teenager, for many years he thought of Japanese traditional music as a symbol of the bitterness battle.

From The Guardian • Feb. 11, 2013

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