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 | ||