forced

English

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /fɔɹst/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /fɔːst/
• (rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger) IPA^(key): /fo(ː)ɹst/
• (non-rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger) IPA^(key): /foəst/

• Audio (US)

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• Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)st, -oɹst, -oːɹst, -oəst

Verb

forced

1. simple past and past participle of force

Adjective

forced (comparative more forced, superlative most forced)

1. Obtained forcefully, not naturally.

   The forced labor went on for 14 years.

2. Opened or accessed using force.
3. Produced by strain; not spontaneous; unsincere.

   forced laughter

Synonyms

• forcible

Derived terms

• forced air
• forced bet
• forced bi
• forced-birther
• forced convection
• forced disappearance
• forced entry
• forced error
• forced heir
• forced heirship
• forced induction
• forced justified
• forced labor, forced labour
• forced laborer
• forced landing
• forced laugh
• forced march
• forced meme
• forced path
• forced perspective
• forced rhyme
• forced sale
• forced smile
• forced teaming
• forced throw
• forced update

 

Translations

obtained forcefully

• Azerbaijani: məcburi
• Bulgarian: принудителен (bg) (prinuditelen)
• Catalan: forçat (ca)
• Czech: násilný (cs), vynucený, přinucený
• French: forcé (fr) m
• German: erzwungen (de)
• Greek: βεβιασμένος (el) (veviasménos)
• Japanese: とってつけた (tottetsuketa)
• Portuguese: forçado (pt) m
• Russian: принуди́тельный (ru) (prinudítelʹnyj), наси́льственный (ru) (nasílʹstvennyj), вы́нужденный (ru) (výnuždennyj)