Antonyms 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"

   Antonyms:
   unaffected, voluntary, scheduled

   Synonyms:
   constrained, strained

2. forcedadjective

   forced or compelled

   "promised to abolish forced labor"

   Antonyms:
   scheduled, voluntary, unaffected

   Synonyms:
   constrained, strained

3. forcedadjective

   made necessary by an unexpected situation or emergency

   "a forced landing"

   Antonyms:
   unaffected, voluntary, scheduled

   Synonyms:
   constrained, strained

4. constrained, forced, strainedadjective

   lacking spontaneity; not natural

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

   Antonyms:
   unaffected, voluntary, scheduled

   Synonyms:
   labored, constrained, agonistic, strained, laboured

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1. forcedadjective

   Antonyms:
   spontaneous, voluntary, discretional, optional, elective

   Synonyms:
   involuntary, compulsory, strained, far-fetched

How to use forced in a sentence?

1. Baerbel Bas:

   Kisses, touching – even glances became punishable by law. Tens of thousands were accused of homosexuality. This alone was often enough to ruin their social life and existence, more than half of these men were convicted, usually to serve long prison sentences or forced labor. In some cases, men were forced to undergo sterilization. Many were driven to suicide.

2. President Obama:

   No one should be forced to choose between their right to vote and their right to stay healthy.

3. Vanessa Tyson:

   I cannot believe, given my obvious distress, that Mr. Fairfax thought this forced sexual act was consensual.

4. Wallace Stevens:

   To be young is all there is in the world. They talk so beautifully about work and having a family and a home (and I do, too, sometimes) --but it's all worry and head-aches and respectable poverty and forced gushing. Telling people how nice it is, when, in reality, you would give all of your last thirty years for one of your first thirty. Old people are tremendous frauds.

5. Stephanie Baric:

   Typically seen in the form of physical or emotional abuse, rape or kidnapping, honor violence also includes harmful practices such as female genital mutilation( FGM) and forced marriage. In extreme cases, murder, in sharp contrast with domestic violence, families and communities often condone honor violence, which makes Honor Violence more difficult to identify and stop.

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