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

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026

They don’t want to fire people now and then be forced to hire again if the economy improves, particularly with skilled talent hard to find.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 4, 2026

That meant - regardless of their relationship with the child - the other parent could be forced to disappear from their life, unless the parent with custody grants them access.

From BBC • May 23, 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

“Stop, Log-a-Log! You have no right to strike a comrade! He was only stating the facts. Our Guerrilla Union rules clearly state that no member can be forced to venture beyond official shrew boundaries.”

From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques

be forced to

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