forced

Speech parts

1. forced - Adjective

2. forced - Verb

4. forced - Adjective Satellite

Meaning

of Force

Done or produced with force or great labor, or by extraordinary exertion; hurried; strained; produced by unnatural effort or pressure; as, a forced style; a forced laugh.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

strained constrained required affected driven artificial compulsory mandatory involuntary unnatural contrived obliged stilted labored obligated
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Antonyms

natural real away true sold clear
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Phrases with the word

forced to forced entry forced entrance be forced apart forced intoxication forced landing capability

Examples

Take care to get what you like or you will be forced to like what you get. George Bernard Shaw

I believe in compulsory cannibalism. If people were forced to eat what they killed, there would be no more wars. Abbie Hoffman

An intelligent man is sometimes forced to be drunk to spend time with his fools. Ernest Hemingway

A rose forced to bloom has no fragrance. Armenian Proverb

Anything forced is not beautiful. Bulgarian Proverb

He who lets the goat be laid on his shoulders is soon after forced to carry the cow. Italian Proverb

Close letter words and terms

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