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Forced
/fôrst/
adjective
1.
obtained or imposed by coercion or physical power:
"the brutal regime of forced labor"
Similar
enforced
compulsory
obligatory
mandatory
involuntary
exacted
coerced
imposed
demanded
compelled
required
requisite
stipulated
dictated
ordained
prescribed
necessitated
unavoidable
inescapable
de rigueur
Opposite
voluntary
▪
(of a gesture or expression) produced or maintained with effort; affected or unnatural:
"a forced smile"
Similar
strained
labored
unnatural
artificial
false
feigned
simulated
contrived
stilted
wooden
stiff
studied
mannered
self-conscious
overdone
overworked
affected
unconvincing
insincere
hollow
informal:
phoney
fakey
pretend
pseudo
put on
Opposite
natural
▪
(of a plant) having its development or maturity artificially hastened.
Derivatives
1.
forcedness
noun
Scrabble Points: 12
F
4
O
1
R
1
C
3
E
1
D
2
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