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forced  (fôrst, frst)

adj.

1. Imposed by force; involuntary: was condemned to a life of forced labor; a plane that made a forced landing.

2. Produced under strain; not spontaneous: forced laughter.

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forced

Adjective

1. done because of force: forced labour

2. false or unnatural: forced jollity

3. due to an emergency: a forced landing

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	forced - produced by or subjected to forcing; "forced-air heating"; "furnaces of the forced-convection type"; "forced convection in plasma generators"
	2.	forced - forced or compelled; "promised to abolish forced labor" involuntary, nonvoluntary, unvoluntary - not subject to the control of the will; "involuntary manslaughter"; "involuntary servitude"; "an involuntary shudder"; "It (becoming a hero) was involuntary. They sank my boat"- John F.Kennedy
	3.	forced - made necessary by an unexpected situation or emergency; "a forced landing" unscheduled - not scheduled or not on a regular schedule; "an unscheduled meeting"; "the plane made an unscheduled stop at Gander for refueling"
	4.	forced - lacking spontaneity; not natural; "a constrained smile"; "forced heartiness"; "a strained smile" constrained, strained affected, unnatural - speaking or behaving in an artificial way to make an impression

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forced

adjective 1. compulsory, enforced, slave, unwilling, mandatory, obligatory, involuntary, conscripted << OPPOSITE voluntary

adjective 2. false, affected, strained, wooden, stiff, artificial, contrived, unnatural, insincere, laboured << OPPOSITE natural

Translations

forced [fɔːst] adj [smile] → forzado; [landing] → forzoso

forced [fɔːst] force adj → forcé(e)

forced [fɔːst] force adj → gezwungen;

forced labour → Zwangsarbeit f;

forced landing → Notlandung f

forced [fɔːst] adj → forzato/a