The thief forced her to hand over the money.
Source: tatoeba (19197)
Forced
//fɔɹst//
Synonyms for "forced" (123 found)
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Closest matches (25)
Strong matches (37)
Related words (61)
killinglaboredlaboriouslatinateleadenlumberingmandatorymanneredmechanicalmutinousnot in the moodobligedonerousoperoseopposedoppressiveout-of-the-waypainfulperfunctorypompous
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ponderouspunishingquite another thingrecalcitrantreflexreflexiverefractoryremoteresistantrigidself-conscioussesquipedaliansomething else againstiffstiltedstrainedstrenuousstudiedsulkysullentheatricaltoilsometoughtroublesometurgidunconsciousunconsentingunintentionalunnaturalunscheduledunthinkingunwieldyunwilledunwillingunwittinguphillwearisomewooden
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2 entriesderived
33 entriesShowing 16 of 33 words.
form of
1 entriesrelated to
2 entriessimilar
8 entriesTranslations
19 translations across 12 languages.
Azerbaijani
1 entries- məcburi adj (obtained forcefully)
Bulgarian
1 entries- принудителен adj (obtained forcefully)
Catalan
1 entries- forçat adj (obtained forcefully)
Czech
3 entries- násilný adj (obtained forcefully)
- přinucený adj (obtained forcefully)
- vynucený adj (obtained forcefully)
French
1 entries- forcé adj (obtained forcefully)
German
1 entries- erzwungen adj (obtained forcefully)
Greek
1 entries- βεβιασμένος adj (obtained forcefully)
Japanese
1 entries- とってつけた adj (obtained forcefully)
Portuguese
1 entries- forçado adj (obtained forcefully)
Russian
3 entries- вы́нужденный adj (obtained forcefully)
- наси́льственный adj (obtained forcefully)
- принуди́тельный adj (obtained forcefully)
Spanish
2 entries- forzado adj (obtained forcefully)
- forzado adj (produced by strain; not spontaneous; unsincere)
Ukrainian
3 entries- ви́мушений adj (obtained forcefully)
- зму́шений adj (obtained forcefully)
- примусо́вий adj (obtained forcefully)
Sample sentences
12 total sentences available.
A sudden illness forced her to cancel her appointment.
Source: tatoeba (19603)
The stock market crash forced many retirees back into the job market.
Source: tatoeba (21206)
We were forced to work hard.
Source: tatoeba (22953)
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