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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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But Wireless was forced to drop him after the UK government blocked his visa, eventually cancelling the entire festival.

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026

And while LIV’s roster raiding and seemingly endless budget offended the sport’s grandees, it forced the sleepy PGA Tour to lift itself off the wicker couch, re-engage with its remaining talent and upgrade its product.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

“The lightness was forced, and the joy was a lie,” she tells him.

From Salon • Apr. 17, 2026

As I said, it’s important to have sufficient savings or Social Security income to rely on during market downturns, so you’re not forced to withdraw larger amounts from investments when values are depressed.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 17, 2026

I forced my brain not to think about my destiny or myself.

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff