Synonyms for forced
fɔrst, foʊrstforced

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1. forcedadjective

   produced by or subjected to forcing

   "forced-air heating"; "furnaces of the forced-convection type"; "forced convection in plasma generators"

   Synonyms:
   constrained, strained

   Antonyms:
   unaffected, voluntary, scheduled

2. forcedadjective

   forced or compelled

   "promised to abolish forced labor"

   Synonyms:
   constrained, strained

   Antonyms:
   scheduled, voluntary, unaffected

3. forcedadjective

   made necessary by an unexpected situation or emergency

   "a forced landing"

   Synonyms:
   constrained, strained

   Antonyms:
   unaffected, voluntary, scheduled

4. constrained, forced, strainedadjective

   lacking spontaneity; not natural

   "a constrained smile"; "forced heartiness"; "a strained smile"

   Synonyms:
   labored, constrained, agonistic, strained, laboured

   Antonyms:
   unaffected, voluntary, scheduled

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1. made

   he made you do it!

   well, i'm going to hate him forever because you made him do it!

   Submitted by anonymous on November 25, 2020  

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1. forcedadjective

   Synonyms:
   compelled, constrained

2. forcedadjective

   Synonyms:
   strained, unnatural, catachrestic, far-fetched, studiously sought

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1. forcedadjective

   Synonyms:
   involuntary, compulsory, strained, far-fetched

   Antonyms:
   spontaneous, voluntary, discretional, optional, elective

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1. List of paraphrases for "forced":

   forcible, enforced, obliged, compelled, coercive, forcibly, coerced, bound, obligated, compulsory, enforcements, involuntary, required, constrained, forcing, constraint

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1. Survival International:

   Baiga communities that have carefully managed the tiger’s habitat over generations are annihilated by forced evictions.

2. Brett Kavanaugh:

   That was a group that was being forced to provide certain kind of health coverage over their religious objection to their employees. And under the Religious Freedom Restoration Act, the question was first, was this a substantial burden on the religious exercise ? And Religious Freedom Restoration Act seemed to me quite clearly Religious Freedom Restoration Act was, religious Freedom Restoration Act was a technical matter of filling out a form in that case.

3. Ronald Reagan:

   They don't worship at the altar of forced busing and mandatory quotas. They don't believe you can remedy past discrimination by mandating new discrimination. (Defending his nominees for Civil Rights Commission)

4. Brian Clauss:

   It can be particularly cruel -- an elderly veteran has to reconstruct their service record. They're forced to prove their qualifications.

5. San Francisco Democrat Mark Leno:

   Despite our recovering economy, millions of Californians, many of them children, continue to live in poverty, full-time workers in this state should not be forced onto public assistance simply because they earn the minimum wage.