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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

Example Sentences

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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

Following numerous exchanges on the topic over the past year, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and French President Emmanuel Macron came to realize that the companies couldn’t be forced to cooperate, the German official said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

Would those who have backed the management be forced to act?

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026

The first is Papic’s expectation that central banks by next year will be forced to deal with “far stickier” inflation.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 3, 2026

If he went now, he’d be forced to return in deep darkness.

From "Song of Solomon" by Toni Morrison

be forced to

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