Definitions for forced
fɔrst, foʊrstforced

Princeton's WordNet(1.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. forcedadjective

   produced by or subjected to forcing

   "forced-air heating"; "furnaces of the forced-convection type"; "forced convection in plasma generators"

2. forcedadjective

   forced or compelled

   "promised to abolish forced labor"

3. forcedadjective

   made necessary by an unexpected situation or emergency

   "a forced landing"

4. constrained, forced, strainedadjective

   lacking spontaneity; not natural

   "a constrained smile"; "forced heartiness"; "a strained smile"

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. forcedadjective

   obtained forcefully, not naturally

   Her forced smile was harder and harder to keep as her critical father kept on complaining about her.

2. forcedadjective

   opened or accessed using force

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Forced

   of Force

2. Forcedadjective

   done or produced with force or great labor, or by extraordinary exertion; hurried; strained; produced by unnatural effort or pressure; as, a forced style; a forced laugh

Military Dictionary and Gazetteer(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. forced

   Exerted to the utmost; urged; hence, strained, urged to excessive or unnatural action; as, a forced march.

Editors Contribution(3.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. forced

   To do something without wanting to.

   Submitted by nick200097 on November 28, 2020  

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'forced' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1364

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'forced' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2616

How to pronounce forced?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

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   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

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   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

   South African

How to say forced in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of forced in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of forced in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of forced in a Sentence

1. John McCain:

   Johnson’s imprisonment forced him into the shadows of bigotry and prejudice, and continues to stand as a shameful stain on our nation’s history.

2. Kameshwar Kumar:

   The hospital was rationing its oxygen supply to patients and my brother was sinking so we were forced to rush him to another hospital but he didn’t make it.

3. Jewher Ilham:

   Hopefully these diplomatic boycotts will give dozens more athletes the courage to speak out about these abuses and also to call on corporate sponsors to end their complicity in Uyghur forced labor.

4. J. William Fulbright:

   It is amazing how soon one becomes accustomed to the sound of ones voice, when forced to repeat a speech five or six times a day. As election day approaches, the size of the crowds grows; they are more responsive and more interested; and one derives a certain exhilaration from that which, only a few weeks before, was intensely painful. This is one possible explanation of unlimited debate in the Senate.

5. Jim Ritterbusch:

   Today's close didn't alter our opinion of a potentially bearish gasoline market that will be forced to recognize a sizable supply surplus when seasonal tendencies begin to reverse in a few weeks, but, for now, technical signals across the complex favor higher prices and we would continue to caution against any attempts to pick a top.

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