Forced

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Enforced

Synonyms Enforced, obligatory, involuntary, coerced, demanded, required, stipulated, ordained, necessitated, inescapable, compulsory, mandatory, exacted, imposed, compelled, requisite, dictated, prescribed, unavoidable, and de rigueur.

Strained

Synonyms Strained, unnatural, false, simulated, stilted, stiff, mannered, overdone, affected, insincere, phoney, pretend, put on, laboured, artificial, feigned, contrived, wooden, studied, self-conscious, overworked, unconvincing, hollow, fakey, and pseudo.

Example Sentences

He felt forced to leave.

She was forced into silence.

They forced open the stuck door.

He was forced to apologize.