English adjective: forced | |||
| 1. | forced produced by or subjected to forcing | ||
| Samples | Forced-air heating. Furnaces of the forced-convection type. Forced convection in plasma generators. | ||
| 2. | forced forced or compelled | ||
| Samples | Promised to abolish forced labor. | ||
| Similar | involuntary, nonvoluntary, unvoluntary | ||
| Antonyms | voluntary | ||
| 3. | forced made necessary by an unexpected situation or emergency | ||
| Samples | A forced landing. | ||
| Similar | unscheduled | ||
| Antonyms | scheduled | ||
| 4. | forced lacking spontaneity; not natural | ||
| Samples | A constrained smile. Forced heartiness. A strained smile. | ||
| Synonyms | constrained, strained | ||
| Similar | affected, unnatural | ||
| Antonyms | unaffected | ||