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Meaning of the word forced in English

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forced

US /fɔːrst/
UK /fɔːst/

Adjective

obtained or imposed by coercion or physical power.

Example:
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the brutal regime of forced labor
Synonym:
enforced compulsory obligatory mandatory involuntary exacted coerced imposed demanded compelled required requisite stipulated dictated ordained prescribed necessitated unavoidable inescapable de rigueur
Antonym:
voluntary
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