Perforce

//pɚˈfɔɹs//

Synonyms for "perforce" (13 found)

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Closest matches (3)

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Related words (6)

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Translations

19 translations across 9 languages.

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Bulgarian

1 entries
  • по необходимост adv (necessarily)

Catalan

2 entries
  • forçosament adv (necessarily)
  • per força adv (necessarily)

Esperanto

1 entries
  • nepre adv (necessarily)

French

2 entries
  • forcément adv (by force)
  • nécessairement adv (necessarily)

Italian

2 entries
  • forzatamente adv (by force)
  • per forza adv (necessarily)

Polish

3 entries
  • siłą rzeczy adv (by force)
  • siłą rzeczy adv (necessarily)
  • z konieczności adv (by force)

Russian

2 entries
  • во́лей-нево́лей adv (necessarily)
  • нево́лей adv (by force)

Scottish Gaelic

1 entries
  • air èiginn adv (by force)

Spanish

4 entries
  • de juro adv (by force)
  • forzadamente adv (by force)
  • forzosamente adv (necessarily)
  • por fuerza adv (by force)

Sample sentences

11 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

This had been done without her advice being asked, and must perforce be disapproved.

Source: tatoeba (5824720)

Again, having divided the calculus into algebraic and arithmetical, M. Comte admits, as perforce he must, that the algebraic is more general than the arithmetical; yet he will not say that algebra preceded arithmetic in point of time.

Source: tatoeba (11653397)

Mr. Wickham's happiness and her own were perforce delayed a little longer, and Mr. Collins's proposal accepted with as good a grace as she could..

Source: wiktionary

"Keep fast thy hold, for by such stairs as these," The Master said, panting as one fatigued, "Must we perforce depart from so much evil."

Source: wiktionary

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