forced

/fɔrst/

/fɔst/

Other forms: forcedly

Definitions of forced

1. adjective

   forced or compelled
   “promised to abolish forced labor”

   synonyms:

   involuntary, nonvoluntary, unvoluntary

   not subject to the control of the will
2. adjective

   produced by or subjected to forcing
   “forced-air heating”

   “furnaces of the forced-convection type”

   “forced convection in plasma generators”
3. adjective

   made necessary by an unexpected situation or emergency
   “a forced landing”

   synonyms:

   unscheduled

   not scheduled or not on a regular schedule
4. adjective

   lacking spontaneity; not natural
   “forced heartiness”

   synonyms: constrained, strained

   affected, unnatural

   speaking or behaving in an artificial way to make an impression