Forced — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means :

urge or force (a person) to an action; constrain or motivate

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/fˈɔːɹst/

🇬🇧British English

/fˈɔːst/

🇮🇳Indian English

/fˈɔːst/

2 syllables Say it as /fˈɔːɹst/.

Examples

She forced him to take a job in the city
He squeezed her for information
He pushed the table into a corner

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

pressure impel coerce thrust draw ram constrained drive strained pull storm squeeze hale push wedge force

Antonyms

pull push

Parts of Speech

verb	to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means : “She forced him to take a job in the city”
verb	urge or force (a person) to an action; constrain or motivate
verb	move with force, “He pushed the table into a corner”
verb	impose urgently, importunately, or inexorably “She forced her diet fads on him”
verb	squeeze like a wedge into a tight space “I squeezed myself into the corner”
verb	force into or from an action or state, either physically or metaphorically “She rammed her mind into focus”
verb	cause to move by pulling “draw a wagon”
verb	do forcibly; exert force “Don't force it!”
verb	take by force “Storm the fort”
adjective	produced by or subjected to forcing “forced-air heating”
adjective	forced or compelled “promised to abolish forced labor”
adjective	made necessary by an unexpected situation or emergency “a forced landing”
adjective	lacking spontaneity; not natural “a constrained smile”

Word Forms

coercive	adjective	serving or intended to coerce
coercion	noun	the act of compelling by force of authority
squeeze	noun	an aggressive attempt to compel acquiescence by the concentration or manipulation of power
pressure	noun	the state of demanding notice or attention
force	noun	a powerful effect or influence
impulsive	adjective	having the power of driving or impelling
impulsion	noun	a force that moves something along
push	noun	the force used in pushing
pusher	noun	a small vehicle with four wheels in which a baby or child is pushed around
pushing	noun	the act of applying force in order to move something away
forcible	adjective	impelled by physical force especially against resistance
wedge	noun	any shape that is triangular in cross section
drive	noun	a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end
ram	noun	a tool for driving or forcing something by impact
pull	noun	the act of pulling; applying force to move something toward or with you
puller	noun	someone who pulls or tugs or drags in an effort to move something
pulling	noun	the act of pulling; applying force to move something toward or with you
draw	noun	the act of drawing or hauling something
drawing	noun	the act of moving a load by drawing or pulling
storm	noun	a direct and violent assault on a stronghold

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

gezwungen

durch Druck oder Notwendigkeit, mit physischen, moralischen oder intellektuellen Mitteln dazu veranlassen, etwas zu tun:

🇫🇷French

forcé

faire faire par pression ou nécessité, par des moyens physiques, moraux ou intellectuels :

🇪🇸Spanish

forzado

hacer hacer por presión o necesidad, por medios físicos, morales o intelectuales:

🇮🇹Italian

costretto

provocare per pressione o necessità, con mezzi fisici, morali o intellettuali:

🇳🇱Dutch

gedwongen

veroorzaken door druk of noodzaak, door fysieke, morele of intellectuele middelen:

🇵🇹Portuguese

forçado

fazer com que isso aconteça por pressão ou necessidade, por meios físicos, morais ou intelectuais:

🇷🇺Russian

принужденный

заставить совершить действие под давлением или необходимостью, физическими, моральными или интеллектуальными средствами:

India

🇮🇳Hindi

मजबूर

दबाव या आवश्यकता के माध्यम से, शारीरिक, नैतिक या बौद्धिक तरीकों से कार्य कराना :

🇧🇩Bengali

বাধ্য করা

শারীরিক, নৈতিক বা বৌদ্ধিক উপায়ে চাপ বা প্রয়োজনীয়তার মাধ্যমে করা:

🇮🇳Tamil

கட்டாயப்படுத்தப்பட்டது

அழுத்தம் அல்லது தேவையின் மூலம், உடல், தார்மீக அல்லது அறிவார்ந்த வழிகளில் செய்ய:

🇮🇳Telugu

బలవంతంగా

ఒత్తిడి లేదా అవసరం ద్వారా, భౌతిక, నైతిక లేదా మేధోపరమైన మార్గాల ద్వారా:

🇮🇳Marathi

सक्ती

शारीरिक, नैतिक किंवा बौद्धिक मार्गाने दबाव किंवा आवश्यकतेने करणे:

🇮🇳Gujarati

ફરજ પડી

શારીરિક, નૈતિક અથવા બૌદ્ધિક માધ્યમથી દબાણ અથવા જરૂરિયાત દ્વારા કરવા માટે:

🇮🇳Kannada

ಬಲವಂತವಾಗಿ

ದೈಹಿಕ, ನೈತಿಕ ಅಥವಾ ಬೌದ್ಧಿಕ ವಿಧಾನಗಳಿಂದ ಒತ್ತಡ ಅಥವಾ ಅವಶ್ಯಕತೆಯ ಮೂಲಕ ಮಾಡಲು:

🇮🇳Malayalam

നിർബന്ധിച്ചു

ശാരീരികമോ ധാർമ്മികമോ ബൗദ്ധികമോ ആയ മാർഗങ്ങളിലൂടെ സമ്മർദ്ദം അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ആവശ്യകതയിലൂടെ ചെയ്യാൻ ഇടയാക്കുക:

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਮਜਬੂਰ

ਦਬਾਅ ਜਾਂ ਜ਼ਰੂਰਤ ਦੁਆਰਾ, ਸਰੀਰਕ, ਨੈਤਿਕ ਜਾਂ ਬੌਧਿਕ ਸਾਧਨਾਂ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਕਰਨ ਲਈ:

🇵🇰Urdu

مجبور

دباؤ یا ضرورت کے ذریعے، جسمانی، اخلاقی یا فکری ذرائع سے کرنا:

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

被迫

通过压力或必要性，通过身体、道德或智力手段促使做：

🇯🇵Japanese

強制的

圧力や必要性によって、物理的、道徳的、または知的な手段によってそうさせること。

🇰🇷Korean

강요된

압력이나 필요에 의해, 육체적, 도덕적 또는 지적 수단으로 어떤 일을 하게 하다:

🇻🇳Vietnamese

bị ép

buộc phải làm do áp lực hoặc sự cần thiết, bằng các phương tiện thể chất, đạo đức hoặc trí tuệ:

🇹🇭Thai

ถูกบังคับ

กระทำโดยความกดดันหรือความจำเป็นโดยทางกาย ศีลธรรม หรือทางปัญญา

🇮🇩Indonesian

dipaksa

menyebabkan melakukan melalui tekanan atau kebutuhan, dengan cara fisik, moral atau intelektual:

🇵🇭Filipino

pilit

upang gawin sa pamamagitan ng presyon o pangangailangan, sa pamamagitan ng pisikal, moral o intelektwal na paraan:

🇲🇾Malay

terpaksa

menyebabkan melakukan melalui tekanan atau keperluan, dengan cara fizikal, moral atau intelek:

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

القسري

التسبب في القيام عن طريق الضغط أو الضرورة بوسائل مادية أو معنوية أو فكرية :

🇮🇷Persian

مجبور شد

انجام دادن از طریق فشار یا ضرورت، با ابزارهای فیزیکی، اخلاقی یا فکری:

🇹🇷Turkish

zoraki

baskı veya zorunluluk yoluyla, fiziksel, ahlaki veya entelektüel yollarla şunları yapmaya neden olmak:

🇮🇱Hebrew

כָּפוּי

לגרום לעשות באמצעות לחץ או צורך, באמצעים פיזיים, מוסריים או אינטלקטואליים:

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