forced
adjective
Simple meaning
Produced by strain.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
fawrstIPA pronunciation (US)
ˈfɔɹst
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
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Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
adjective
Produced by strain; not spontaneous; unsincere.
Produced by or subjected to forcing
Opened or accessed using force.
Obtained forcefully, not naturally.
Word at a Glance
- Difficulty
- A1 · Beginner (estimated)
- Frequency
- Common
- Typical Use
- Everyday English
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
Aura for this meaning
This meaning: Produced by strain; not spontaneous; unsincere.
Used this way, forced is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- No strong connotation
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
Word Aura describes common impressions, not a measurement. Tone changes with sentence, speaker, relationship and situation.
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- “He was forced to stay home due to the bad weather.”adjective
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Common Patterns and Combinations
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Word Family
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Inflected forms
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A powerful effect or influence.
Word family
Words built from the same root.
Characterized by or full of force or strength (often but not necessarily physical).
With full force.
Compound terms
Established multiword terms.
Feeding that consists of the delivery of a nutrient solution (as through a nasal tube) to someone who cannot or will not eat.
An unscheduled airplane landing that is made under circumstances (engine failure or adverse weather) not under the pilot's control.
A sale of property by the sheriff under authority of a court's writ of execution in order satisfy an unpaid obligation.
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Make a forced landing.
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