Synonyms for compelled
com·pelled

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1. List of paraphrases for "compelled":

   forced, obliged, bound, obligated, coerced, required, constrained

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1. Fred Allen:

   We are living in the machine age. For the first time in history the comedian has been compelled to supply himself with jokes and comedy material to compete with the machine. Whether he knows it or not, the comedian is on a treadmill to oblivion.

2. Our President:

   For many Americans, a lot changed when Donald Trump got into office. And that is what has compelled me to think about running.

3. Robyn Beck:

   I based my support for the election of District Attorney George Gascón on the hope District Attorney George Gascón would advance public safety in Los Angeles and because of our close personal relationship of over 30 years, after observing the negative effects of District Attorney George Gascón policies and practices on public safety, I am compelled to rescind that endorsement.

4. Dutch Migration Minister Klaas Dijkhoff:

   Currently, the temporary border measures can be taken only for a limited period of six months. But the unprecedented influx of asylum seekers, which compelled member states to take these measures nationally, have not decreased yet, so member states invited the (European) Commission to prepare the legal and practical basis for the continuance of temporary border measures through Article 26 of the Schengen border code.

5. Jason Ware:

   Meanwhile, the backdrop for equities is oversold...This has certainly compelled some folks who are under-invested to get back into the stock market.