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be forced to

VERB

have

Synonyms

STRONGEST

allow become consider enjoy experience feel know leave need permit see suffer undergo

STRONG

entertain let must sustain tolerate

WEAK

be compelled to be one's duty to be up to fall on meet with ought put up with rest with should think about

Antonyms

STRONGEST

deny disallow forget hold ignore keep neglect refuse reject

STRONG

halt stop

WEAK

exclude want

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And the keeper might just keep on doing it knowing an official is not likely to book them twice and be forced to send them off.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

Some dedicated cake shedders say if this happens they could be forced to close down.

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026

As if California were to suddenly become akin to Enver Hoxha’s Albania and Brin would be forced to take meals of beetroot and groats in the collective’s cafeteria.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 1, 2026

Dozens of the world’s most popular funds are linked to these indexes and will likely be forced to buy recent mega-IPOs sooner than they would have before.

From Barron's • May 22, 2026

She would slip and turn her ankle, or cut her foot on a sharp stone, and I’d be forced to rush over.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss

be forced to

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