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English adjective: forced

1. forced produced by or subjected to forcing


SamplesForced-air heating.
Furnaces of the forced-convection type.
Forced convection in plasma generators.

2. forced forced or compelled


SamplesPromised to abolish forced labor.


Similarinvoluntary, nonvoluntary, unvoluntary


Antonymsvoluntary

3. forced made necessary by an unexpected situation or emergency


SamplesA forced landing.


Similarunscheduled


Antonymsscheduled

4. forced lacking spontaneity; not natural


SamplesA constrained smile.
Forced heartiness.
A strained smile.


Synonymsconstrained, strained


Similaraffected, unnatural


Antonymsunaffected









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