forced

[fawrst, fohrst] / fɔrst, foʊrst /

ADJECTIVE

compulsory, strained

Synonyms

STRONGEST

compelled contrived enforced involuntary mandatory unwilling

STRONG

affected begrudging binding bound coerced conscripted constrained grudging labored slave

WEAK

artificial coercive factitious false inflexible insincere obligatory peremptory rigid stiff stringent unnatural wooden

Antonyms

STRONGEST

voluntary

WEAK

noncompulsory spontaneous unforced

Example Sentences

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A pen and a contract lay atop the metal, ready for a forced signature, while the man’s fiancee and her father watch in silence, seeking revenge on the person who betrayed them.

From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026

Then in 2020, a California state court judge issued an injunction in a lawsuit brought by students, which forced UC to stop using the scores earlier than planned.

From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2026

Doctors said she lost a liter of blood and her complications were likely worse for having been forced to wait so long to deliver.

From Salon • May 27, 2026

If, say, a housing development plops down where you live, you are forced to wander.

From Slate • May 27, 2026

But I ignored my own pain and forced myself to smile at the children.

From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler

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