forced

adjective

ˈfȯrst

: compelled by force or necessity : involuntary

a forced landing

: done or produced with effort, exertion, or pressure

a forced laugh

forcedly

ˈfȯr-səd-lē How to pronounce forced (audio)

adverb

Example Sentences

forced payment of membership dues wasn't thrilled with the suggestion and so responded with a forced smile

Recent Examples on the Web Temporary closure orders and other state restrictions placed on many Connecticut businesses in 2020 forced layoffs during the worst of the pandemic, business advocates say.

Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 29 Aug. 2022 But the looming possibility of a forced interruption for the group was among the warning signs before the band’s decision earlier this year to take a break to pursue solo projects.

Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 18 Aug. 2022 Thompson: The forced perspective part of this is highly effective.

Simon Thompson, Forbes, 16 Aug. 2022 Michael Jackson became less cool with each more-ambitious release, going from the effortless elegance of Off the Wall to the forced spectacle of Bad.

Will Dukes, Rolling Stone, 29 July 2022 Ukrainian children have been deported to Russia, where, the Ukrainian government alleges, forced adoptions are planned.

Luke Mogelson, The New Yorker, 23 July 2022 London is a city with a gentle, undulating climate; of wispy red sunsets and cloudy, gray days; where drab winters give way to soft springs and mild summers; and where drinking indoors almost always feels right and eating outdoors just a bit forced.

Tom Mctague, The Atlantic, 19 July 2022 Saudi Arabia has been accused of wide-ranging human rights abuses, including politically motivated killings, torture, forced disappearances and inhumane treatment of prisoners.

Riley Hamel, USA TODAY, 3 Sep. 2022 Due to forced and perpetual migration, language and cultural barriers, and lack of funds, many like me have to go out on individual expeditions to reconnect with our root homes.

Marjua Estevez, refinery29.com, 24 Aug. 2022 See More

forced 1 of 2

adjective

as in required

forcing one's compliance or participation by or as if by law forced payment of membership dues

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

required
compulsory
mandatory
incumbent
necessary
needed
urgent
obligatory
demanded
involuntary
imperative
enforced
nonelective
insistent
requisite
persistent
pressing
indispensable
peremptory
essential
coercive
all-important

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

voluntary
optional
unnecessary
elective
discretionary
chosen
unwanted
unimportant
unneeded
insignificant
dispensable
inconsequential
nonessential

as in strained

lacking in natural or spontaneous quality wasn't thrilled with the suggestion and so responded with a forced smile

Synonyms & Similar Words

strained
mock
affected
pretended
unnatural
assumed
fake
false
contrived
simulated
pseudo
mechanical
exaggerated
artificial
feigned
calculated
plastic
labored
manufactured
theatrical
bogus
sham
phony
deliberate
spurious
concocted
pat
automatic
empty
cute
factitious
hollow
canned
theatric
fabricated
stiff
phoney
unreal
formal
hypocritical
studied
conscious
cultivated
unrealistic
put-on
conventional
insincere
hokey
rigid
facile
melodramatic
wooden
overdone
inflexible
overrefined
unauthentic
simpering
premeditated
impersonal
stylized
mealy
unctuous
histrionic
overacted
mincing
mealymouthed
two-faced
left-handed
cutesy
genteel
artful
double-dealing
goody-goody

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

unaffected
spontaneous
right
natural
real
genuine
bona fide
true
unforced
easy
realistic
artless
authentic
honest
unfeigned
sincere
smooth
uncontrived
unconscious
effortless
impromptu
instinctive
impulsive
ingenuous
unstudied
extemporaneous
unprompted
unpretending
unrehearsed

as in unwilling

not made or done willingly or by choice participation in the program was forced

Synonyms & Similar Words

unwilling
coerced
spontaneous
accidental
unintended
will-less
involuntary
unintentional
automatic
impulsive
instinctive
inadvertent
unplanned
unconscious
unprompted
unpremeditated
unwitting
unknowing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

willing
voluntary
deliberate
intentional
advised
unforced
wilful
planned
uncoerced
conscious
willful
considered
knowing
purposeful
premeditated
freewill
volitional
premeditative
prepense
self-imposed
self-inflicted

forced

2 of 2

verb

past tense of force

as in compelled

to cause (a person) to give in to pressure the public outcry from the scandal forced the mayor to resign road construction forced them to take an alternate route

Synonyms & Similar Words

compelled
coerced
obliged
obligated
pressured
drove
constrained
impelled
blackmailed
dragooned
pressed
intimidated
bullied
made
impressed
sandbagged
muscled
threatened
blackjacked
browbeat
dragged
hectored
cowed
bulldozed
badgered
terrorized
shamed
twisted one's arm
menaced
harassed
hounded
high-pressured

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

let
allowed
permitted
moved
induced
convinced
argued
satisfied
persuaded
won (over)
talked (into)
prevailed (on or upon)

as in violated

to engage in sexual activity and especially intercourse with a person unwilling or unable to give consent was accused of forcing a woman

Synonyms & Similar Words

violated
raped
assaulted
ravished
date raped
molested
gang raped
deflowered
pawed
defiled

单词	forced
释义	forced adjective ˈfȯrst 1 : compelled by force or necessity : involuntary a forced landing 2 : done or produced with effort, exertion, or pressure a forced laugh forcedly ˈfȯr-səd-lē adverb Synonyms compulsory imperative incumbent involuntary mandatory necessary nonelective obligatory peremptory required See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences forced payment of membership dues wasn't thrilled with the suggestion and so responded with a forced smile Recent Examples on the Web Temporary closure orders and other state restrictions placed on many Connecticut businesses in 2020 forced layoffs during the worst of the pandemic, business advocates say. Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 29 Aug. 2022 But the looming possibility of a forced interruption for the group was among the warning signs before the band’s decision earlier this year to take a break to pursue solo projects. Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 18 Aug. 2022 Thompson: The forced perspective part of this is highly effective. Simon Thompson, Forbes, 16 Aug. 2022 Michael Jackson became less cool with each more-ambitious release, going from the effortless elegance of Off the Wall to the forced spectacle of Bad. Will Dukes, Rolling Stone, 29 July 2022 Ukrainian children have been deported to Russia, where, the Ukrainian government alleges, forced adoptions are planned. Luke Mogelson, The New Yorker, 23 July 2022 London is a city with a gentle, undulating climate; of wispy red sunsets and cloudy, gray days; where drab winters give way to soft springs and mild summers; and where drinking indoors almost always feels right and eating outdoors just a bit forced. Tom Mctague, The Atlantic, 19 July 2022 Saudi Arabia has been accused of wide-ranging human rights abuses, including politically motivated killings, torture, forced disappearances and inhumane treatment of prisoners. Riley Hamel, USA TODAY, 3 Sep. 2022 Due to forced and perpetual migration, language and cultural barriers, and lack of funds, many like me have to go out on individual expeditions to reconnect with our root homes. Marjua Estevez, refinery29.com, 24 Aug. 2022 See More Word History First Known Use circa 1537, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Phrases Containing forced forced labor forced perspective forced labor forced perspective forced 1 of 2 adjective 1 as in required forcing one's compliance or participation by or as if by law forced payment of membership dues Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance required compulsory mandatory incumbent necessary needed urgent obligatory demanded involuntary imperative enforced nonelective insistent requisite persistent pressing indispensable peremptory essential coercive all-important Antonyms & Near Antonyms voluntary optional unnecessary elective discretionary chosen unwanted unimportant unneeded insignificant dispensable inconsequential nonessential See More 2 as in strained lacking in natural or spontaneous quality wasn't thrilled with the suggestion and so responded with a forced smile Synonyms & Similar Words strained mock affected pretended unnatural assumed fake false contrived simulated pseudo mechanical exaggerated artificial feigned calculated plastic labored manufactured theatrical bogus sham phony deliberate spurious concocted pat automatic empty cute factitious hollow canned theatric fabricated stiff phoney unreal formal hypocritical studied conscious cultivated unrealistic put-on conventional insincere hokey rigid facile melodramatic wooden overdone inflexible overrefined unauthentic simpering premeditated impersonal stylized mealy unctuous histrionic overacted mincing mealymouthed two-faced left-handed cutesy genteel artful double-dealing goody-goody Antonyms & Near Antonyms unaffected spontaneous right natural real genuine bona fide true unforced easy realistic artless authentic honest unfeigned sincere smooth uncontrived unconscious effortless impromptu instinctive impulsive ingenuous unstudied extemporaneous unprompted unpretending unrehearsed See More 3 as in unwilling not made or done willingly or by choice participation in the program was forced Synonyms & Similar Words unwilling coerced spontaneous accidental unintended will-less involuntary unintentional automatic impulsive instinctive inadvertent unplanned unconscious unprompted unpremeditated unwitting unknowing Antonyms & Near Antonyms willing voluntary deliberate intentional advised unforced wilful planned uncoerced conscious willful considered knowing purposeful premeditated freewill volitional premeditative prepense self-imposed self-inflicted See More forced 2 of 2 verb past tense of force 1 as in compelled to cause (a person) to give in to pressure the public outcry from the scandal forced the mayor to resign road construction forced them to take an alternate route Synonyms & Similar Words compelled coerced obliged obligated pressured drove constrained impelled blackmailed dragooned pressed intimidated bullied made impressed sandbagged muscled threatened blackjacked browbeat dragged hectored cowed bulldozed badgered terrorized shamed twisted one's arm menaced harassed hounded high-pressured Antonyms & Near Antonyms let allowed permitted moved induced convinced argued satisfied persuaded won (over) talked (into) prevailed (on or upon) See More 2 as in violated to engage in sexual activity and especially intercourse with a person unwilling or unable to give consent was accused of forcing a woman Synonyms & Similar Words violated raped assaulted ravished date raped molested gang raped deflowered pawed defiled
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