forced

Definition for forced

adjective as in compulsory, strained

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compelled, contrived, enforced, involuntary, mandatory, unwilling

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affected, begrudging, binding, bound, coerced, conscripted, constrained, grudging, labored, slave

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artificial, coercive, factitious, false, inflexible, insincere, obligatory, peremptory, rigid, stiff, stringent, unnatural, wooden

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Downing Street was forced to defend his appointment after he was linked with a string of high-profile projects that went over budget.

From BBC

With its forced bonhomie, the show is neither informative nor engaging.

From Los Angeles Times

However, rural campaign groups raised concerns farmers could be forced to sell at knock-down prices and that green spaces could be lost.

From BBC

The liquidity crunch has forced Hezbollah to reach out to the state, other Lebanese parties and the international community.

From Los Angeles Times

The virus then forced my wife Elvira and I to live apart from each other for the next 18 months — I in New York City, she in Italy, the two worldwide epicenters.

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