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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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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

There is an unforced charm to the way Travolta’s character falls in love with Hollywood — he’s already a movie geek but other elements fall into place for him.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 13, 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

Sabalenka's stats - 29 winners to 15 unforced errors and dropping just 11 points on serve - show how she dominated the play, but more impressive was her mental focus.

From BBC • Jan. 29, 2026

And Reggie lost the next game through a mix of unforced errors and weak backhands.

From "The Parker Inheritance" by Varian Johnson