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no choice

ADJECTIVE
between the devil and the deep blue sea
Synonyms
WEAK
Catch-22 Hobson's choice between Scylla and Charybdis between a rock and a hard place between the hammer and the anvil between two fires cornered in a dilemma in a pickle in a predicament in the middle sitting on a powder keg
NOUN
Hobson's choice
Synonyms
WEAK
lack of choice no alternative only choice zero option
NOUN
necessity
Synonyms
STRONGEST
essential fundamental obligation precondition prerequisite requirement urgency
STRONG
call cause claim compulsion demand desideratum duress essence exaction exigency godsend imperative indispensability inevitability inexorableness must must-have necessary pinch privation requisite stress vitals want
WEAK
life or death needfulness no alternative sine qua non undeniability vital part
Antonyms
STRONGEST
auxiliary extra trivia
WEAK
desire

Example Sentences

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In one no choice test, bistrifluron produced 99 percent mortality over 60 days.

From Science Daily • May 9, 2026

Campaigner Sherrie Smith, who founded Gypsy and Travellers Essex, pointed out that people felt they had no choice but to build plots unlawfully and then seek retrospective planning permission later.

From BBC • May 7, 2026

After Babb said that he had had no choice but to seize Gamble, Gespass pulled up the officer’s body-camera footage from that day and played it for the audience.

From Slate • May 4, 2026

Even if the Lakers had failed to close out the Rockets twice and had seen their three-game lead drop to one game, L.A. had no choice but to be ready for the next moment.

From Los Angeles Times • May 2, 2026

There’s no choice involved: the letter has to be upper case.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton