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Definitions

unforced

ADJECTIVE
voluntary
Synonyms
WEAK
autonomous chosen deliberate designful discretional elected free free-willed freely gratuitous honorary independent intended intentional opted optional spontaneous unasked unbidden uncompelled unconstrained unpaid unprescribed volitional volunteer willed willful wished witting

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The world number 10 hit 28 unforced errors, five double faults and won just four of 21 points behind his second serve in a dismal showing.

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

And yet Petzold’s gift for seasoning truth with elusiveness is fully in force, giving this airy yet ghost-charged rescue story a welcome intelligence to go with its unforced emotion.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2026

Instead, it’s an unforced error; if you forgot about this mostly forgotten affair, well, he’s here to remind you that he was an idiot in one specific way at least once.

From Slate • Feb. 25, 2026

A long forehand from Djokovic, his 42nd unforced error of the day, put an end to that.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 1, 2026

I became impatient; I hurried my strokes and I made one unforced error after another.

From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane