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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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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

As a result, patients who are responsible and arrive on time carry the burden caused by others, waiting and waiting with no choice but to continue because the service is necessary.

From MarketWatch • May 1, 2026

Carney sees no choice but to double down on the fighting spirit of 1812.

From Barron's • Apr. 23, 2026

The Van Helsings move to the back of the line, so I’ve got no choice but to take the spot behind them.

From "Amari and the Night Brothers" by B.B. Alston