All forced synonyms
forced
F f adj forced
- contrived β If you say that something someone says or does is contrived, you think it is false and deliberate, rather than natural and not planned.
- mandatory β authoritatively ordered; obligatory; compulsory: It is mandatory that all students take two years of math.
- involuntary β not voluntary; independent of one's will; not by one's own choice: an involuntary listener; involuntary servitude.
- unwilling β not willing; reluctant; loath; averse: an unwilling partner in the crime.
- compelled β to force or drive, especially to a course of action: His disregard of the rules compels us to dismiss him.
- affected β If you describe someone's behaviour as affected, you disapprove of the fact that they behave in an unnatural way that is intended to impress other people.
- binding β A binding promise, agreement, or decision must be obeyed or carried out.
- bound β Bound is the past tense and past participle of bind.
- labored β of or relating to workers, their associations, or working conditions: labor reforms.
- slave β a person who is the property of and wholly subject to another; a bond servant.
- constrained β embarrassed, unnatural, or forced
- coerced β to compel by force, intimidation, or authority, especially without regard for individual desire or volition: They coerced him into signing the document.
- begrudging β to envy or resent the pleasure or good fortune of (someone): She begrudged her friend the award.
- grudging β done, arranged, etc., in order to settle a grudge: The middleweight fight was said to be a grudge match.
- conscripted β enrolled for compulsory service, esp military service
- artificial β Artificial objects, materials, or processes do not occur naturally and are created by human beings, for example using science or technology.
- factitious β not spontaneous or natural; artificial; contrived: factitious laughter; factitious enthusiasm.
- inflexible β not flexible; incapable of or resistant to being bent; rigid: an inflexible steel rod.
- insincere β not sincere; not honest in the expression of actual feeling; hypocritical.
- obligatory β required as a matter of obligation; mandatory: A reply is desirable but not obligatory.
- peremptory β leaving no opportunity for denial or refusal; imperative: a peremptory command.
- rigid β stiff or unyielding; not pliant or flexible; hard: a rigid strip of metal.
- stiff β rigid or firm; difficult or impossible to bend or flex: a stiff collar.
- stringent β rigorously binding or exacting; strict; severe: stringent laws.
- unnatural β contrary to the laws or course of nature.
- wooden β consisting or made of wood; wood: a wooden ship.
- coercive β Coercive measures are intended to force people to do something that they do not want to do.
- false β not true or correct; erroneous: a false statement.
adjective forced
- strained β affected or produced by effort; not natural or spontaneous; forced: strained hospitality.
- put on β a throw or cast, especially one made with a forward motion of the hand when raised close to the shoulder.
- compulsory β If something is compulsory, you must do it or accept it, because it is the law or because someone in a position of authority says you must.
- enforced β Caused by necessity or force ; compulsory.
- laboured β productive activity, especially for the sake of economic gain.
- required β to have need of; need: He requires medical care.