forced

[ fawrst, fohrst ]

adjective

1. enforced or compulsory:

   forced labor.

2. strained, unnatural, or affected:

   a forced smile.

3. subjected to force.
4. required by circumstances; emergency:

   a forced landing of an airplane.

forced

/ fɔːst; ˈfɔːsɪdlɪ /

adjective

1. done because of force; compulsory

   forced labour

2. false or unnatural

   a forced smile

3. due to an emergency or necessity

   a forced landing

4. physics caused by an external agency

   a forced draught

   a forced vibration

Derived Forms

• forcedly, adverb
• ˈforcedness, noun

Other Words From

• forc·ed·ly [fawr, -sid-lee, fohr, -], adverb
• forced·ness noun
• quasi-forced adjective
• un·forced adjective
• un·forced·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of forced¹

First recorded in 1540–50; force + -ed ²

Example Sentences

But an impending Trump presidency comes at a time when abortion funds have already been forced to slash budgets as the reproductive rights landscape has rapidly changed across the U.S.

From Salon

“And that means many people will still be forced to travel to places like DC for abortion care.”

From Salon

Earlier in the month, air pollution in the Pakistani city of Lahore forced officials to temporarily close its primary schools.

From BBC

Traveling through the mountains of Guatemala, El Salvador and Mexico, I heard accounts of migrants suffering shortages of food and climate-driven despair that had forced them to move.

From Salon

A secondary school has been forced to close due to an "external IT failure".

From BBC

Related Words

• compelled
• contrived
• enforced
• involuntary
• mandatory
• unwilling