Thesaurus: forced

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1. imp. & p. p. of Force
2. a. Done or produced with force or great labor, or by extraordinary exertion; hurried; strained; produced by unnatural effort or pressure; as, a forced style; a forced laugh.
3. adj. produced by or subjected to forcing
4. adj. forced or compelled
5. adj. made necessary by an unexpected situation or emergency
6. adj. lacking spontaneity; not natural
7. Done or produced with force or great labor, or by extraordinary exertion; hurried; strained; produced by unnatural effort or pressure; as, a forced style; a forced laugh. Forced draught. See under Draught. -- Forced march (Mil.), a march of one or more days made with all possible speed. -- For"ced*ly, adv. -- For"ced*ness, n.
8. Done or produced with force or great labor, or by extraordinaryexertion; hurried; strained; produced by unnatural effort orpressure; as, a forced style; a forced laugh. Forced draught. Seeunder Draught.-- Forced march (Mil.), a march of one or more days made with allpossible speed.-- For"ced*ly, adv.-- For"ced*ness, n.
9. j:100 a. produced by or subjected to forcing s. forced or compelled s. made necessary by an unexpected situation or emergency