forced
adjective
1. produced by or subjected to forcing
- forced-air heating
- furnaces of the forced-convection type
- forced convection in plasma generators
2. forced or compelled
- promised to abolish forced labor
Similar word(s): involuntary, nonvoluntary, unvoluntary
3. made necessary by an unexpected situation or emergency
- a forced landing
Similar word(s): unscheduled
4. lacking spontaneity; not natural
- forced heartiness
Similar word(s): affected, unnatural, constrained, strained
Sentences with forced as an adjective:
- Her forced smile was harder and harder to keep as her critical father kept on complaining about her.
verb
1. simple past tense and past participle of force