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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She had been forced to wait when the event was postponed on Saturday due to heavy snow high in Livigno, high in the Italian Alps.

From Barron's

The team discovered that the structure of the skull forced nerves and blood vessels to follow a different pathway than in most reptiles.

From Science Daily

They could be without captain Sidney Crosby, who was forced off in their last eight win over Czech Republic with a knee injury and missed the Finland semi.

From BBC

As in her previous competitions, Gu was forced to deal with self-inflicted pressure.

From Barron's

"I didn't want to be sitting watching YouTube for three hours a day but I was forced to."

From BBC

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