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forced

[fawrst, fohrst] / fɔrst, foʊrst /
ADJECTIVE
compulsory, strained
Synonyms
STRONGEST
compelled contrived enforced involuntary mandatory unwilling
STRONG
affected begrudging binding bound coerced conscripted 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

Example Sentences

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“I’m kind of forced to go,” said Wallace, who typically celebrates Easter with her husband and friends while also sending treats to her niece in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

It was forced to move vessels around its route network of west coast islands.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

Here, Borgli only skims the surface, counting on subtext to imply that Charlie and Rachel have been forced to confront innate prejudices about their partners, who are both Black.

From Salon • Apr. 3, 2026

A joint statement by UN experts in May said that "hundreds of thousands of people of various nationalities are trapped and forced to carry out online fraud".

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

Forgiveness can’t be forced, and resolution can’t be forced, and sometimes resolution doesn’t come.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.