Synonyms for forced


Grammar : Adj
Spell : fawrst, fohrst
Phonetic Transcription : fɔrst, foʊrst

Top 10 synonyms for forced Other synonyms for the word forced

Définition of forced

Origin :
  • "not spontaneous or voluntary," 1570s, past participle adjective from force (v.). The flier's forced landing attested by 1917.
  • adj compulsory, strained
Example sentences :
  • He forced himself to face them regularly as a penance and a corrective.
  • Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
  • He had entered into the path of dishonesty, and he was forced to keep on in it.
  • Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger
  • He was forced to admit that the girl still had power to trouble him.
  • Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
  • They had forced the foreign immigrants to work in their factories.
  • Extract from : « Ancient Man » by Hendrik Willem van Loon
  • The consonants were reproduced but the reader was forced to guess at the vowels.
  • Extract from : « Ancient Man » by Hendrik Willem van Loon
  • "Good-evening, Captain Rushton," he said, with a forced smile.
  • Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger
  • It was a dreadful conviction that was forced upon me, and as wonderful as terrible.
  • Extract from : « Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. 327 » by Various
  • Your aunt has been forced to engage not to interfere but by your father's direction.
  • Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 1 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson
  • It is not every body will bear insult, as, of late, I have been forced to bear it.
  • Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 1 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson
  • At last the door was forced in and the massacre was completed.
  • Extract from : « The Grand Old Man » by Richard B. Cook

Antonyms for forced

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