forced
Meaning of forced
adjective
- obtained or imposed by coercion or physical power.
there was no sign of a forced entry
- (of a gesture or expression) produced or maintained with effort; affected or unnatural.
a forced smile
- make a way through or into by physical strength; break open by force.
the back door of the bank was forced
- make (someone) do something against their will.
she was forced into early retirement
the universities were forced to cut staff
Middle English: from Old French force (noun), forcer (verb), based on Latin fortis ‘strong’.
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Hyphenation of forced
forced
- It consists of 1 syllables and 6 chars.
- forced is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable
forced synonyms
Meaning unexpected:
Meaning constrained:
Meaning caused by necessity or force; compulsory:
Meaning required by law or a rule; obligatory:
Meaning required by a legal, moral, or other rule; compulsory:
Meaning required by law or mandate; compulsory:
Meaning done against someone's will; compulsory:
Meaning demand and obtain (something) from someone:
Meaning persuade (an unwilling person) to do something by using force or threats:
Meaning force (an unwelcome decision or ruling) on someone:
Meaning ask authoritatively or brusquely:
Meaning force or oblige (someone) to do something:
Meaning officially compulsory, or otherwise considered essential; indispensable:
Meaning made necessary by particular circumstances or regulations:
Meaning demand or specify (a requirement), typically as part of an agreement:
Meaning state or order authoritatively:
Meaning make (someone) a priest or minister; confer holy orders on:
Meaning (of a medical practitioner) advise and authorize the use of (a medicine or treatment) for someone, especially in writing:
Meaning make (something) necessary as a result or consequence:
Meaning not able to be avoided, prevented, or ignored; inevitable:
Meaning unable to be avoided or denied:
Meaning affected or stilted:
Meaning (of a person or their behaviour) insincere or affected:
Meaning not according with truth or fact; incorrect:
Meaning simulated or pretended; insincere:
Meaning manufactured in imitation of some other material:
Meaning created or arranged in a way that seems artificial and unrealistic:
Meaning (of a manner of talking or writing) stiff and self-conscious or unnatural:
Meaning made of wood:
Meaning (of a person or their manner) not relaxed or friendly; constrained:
Meaning (of a quality or result) achieved or maintained by careful and deliberate effort:
Meaning (of behaviour, art, or a literary style) marked by idiosyncratic or exaggerated mannerisms; artificial:
Meaning (of food) overcooked:
Meaning (of a person) having to work beyond their capacity or strength:
Meaning artificial, pretentious, and designed to impress:
Meaning failing to impress:
Meaning not expressing genuine feelings:
Meaning having a hole or empty space inside:
Meaning not genuine; fraudulent:
Meaning not really what it is represented as being; imaginary:
Meaning not genuine; spurious or sham:
Meaning blow up or break apart (something solid) with explosives:
Meaning break or cause to break without a complete separation of the parts:
Meaning compel (someone) to do something:
Meaning compel or force (someone) to follow a particular course of action:
Meaning make (someone) legally or morally bound to do something:
Meaning drive, force, or urge (someone) to do something:
Meaning (of a fact or feeling) compel (someone) to act in a particular way, especially one that is considered undesirable or inappropriate:
Meaning attempt to persuade or coerce (someone) into doing something:
Meaning move or cause to move into a position of contact with something by exerting continuous physical force:
Meaning exert force on (someone or something) in order to move them away from oneself:
Meaning intimidate (someone), typically into doing something, with stern or abusive words:
Meaning (of a government or other authority) forcibly pass (a measure) by restricting debate or otherwise overriding opposition:
Meaning seek to harm, intimidate, or coerce (someone perceived as vulnerable):
Meaning coerce (someone) into doing something:
Meaning force or bully (someone) to do something:
Meaning create and maintain a state of extreme fear and distress in (someone); fill with terror:
Meaning be a threat or possible danger to:
Meaning rush or coerce (someone) into doing something:
Meaning clear (ground) or destroy (buildings, trees, etc.) with a bulldozer:
forced antonyms
Meaning done, given, or acting of one's own free will:
Meaning existing in or derived from nature; not made or caused by humankind:
Words that rhyme with forced
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