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coerced

[koh-ursd] / koʊˈɜrsd /
ADJECTIVE
bound
Synonyms
STRONGEST
constrained enslaved obligated restrained
STRONG
apprenticed articled bent compelled contracted doomed driven fated firm forced impelled indentured intent made necessitated obliged pledged pressed required urged
WEAK
bounden certain duty-bound having no alternative sure under compulsion under necessity
Antonyms
STRONG
irresolute
WEAK
allowed free permitted unbounded unobliged unrestricted
ADJECTIVE
forced
Synonyms
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compelled contrived enforced involuntary mandatory unwilling
STRONG
affected begrudging binding bound conscripted constrained grudging labored slave
WEAK
artificial coercive factitious false inflexible insincere obligatory peremptory rigid stiff stringent unnatural wooden
Antonyms
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voluntary
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noncompulsory spontaneous unforced
ADJECTIVE
urged
Synonyms
STRONG
adjured advised allured asked begged charged coaxed commanded desired exhorted forced implored influenced lured motivated moved prompted requested solicited wheedled
Antonyms
WEAK
condemned opposed prohibited

Example Sentences

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Fernandez signed a guilty plea to life without the possibility of parole but later filed a resentencing petition, arguing that she was coerced into the plea and that her state-appointed defense attorney provided ineffective counsel.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 2026

In the end, however, the punditry did not need to be coerced into cheerleading.

From Salon • Mar. 2, 2026

“It’s not forced on you, because then it’s fake, man. If it’s coerced, I don’t buy it.”

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 24, 2026

Johnson added that he needed further clarity about safeguards to ensure medics were satisfied that patients understood the decision they were making, and were not being coerced by anyone else.

From BBC • Feb. 4, 2026

More to the point, the original holders had not been coerced to sell.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis