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FORCED Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com Synonyms forced American [fawrst, fohrst] / fɔrst, foʊrst / adjective enforced or compulsory. forced labor. strained, unnatural, or affected. a forced smile. subjected to force . required by circumstances; emergency. a forced landing of an airplane. forced British / fɔːst, ˈfɔːsɪdlɪ / adjective done because of force; compulsory forced labour false or unnatural a forced smile due to an emergency or necessity a forced landing physics caused by an external agency a forced vibration a forced draught "Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Other Word Forms forcedly adverb forcedness noun quasi-forced adjective unforced adjective unforcedly adverb Etymology Origin of forced First recorded in 1540–50; force + -ed 2 Example Sentences Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com. But a challenging advertising market, changes in search traffic and increased competition have forced these companies to recalibrate. From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026 Presidents from Harry Truman to Lyndon Johnson were forced to see that Jim Crow was not just a moral catastrophe but a geopolitical liability. From Salon • May 5, 2026 Hotel owner Abu Ali, 52, was forced to lay off five employees, leaving just one to tend to nearly 70 empty rooms. From Barron's • May 4, 2026 After the arrest, the officers forced her into their SUV—the costume wouldn’t fit, so they had to stop and help her out of it first—and took her to jail. From Slate • May 4, 2026 He continued, the words forced through gritted teeth, “Each soul is drawn to the world where they will be most comfortable. The four realms are Peace, Pleasure, Progress, and Pain.” From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman Related Words compelled contrived enforced involuntary mandatory unwilling Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023 Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.