forced

Definition

  • adjective: caused by necessity
  • adjective: compelled by 'force' or necessity
  • synonyms: involuntary, herculean, latinate

Examples

  • The plane had engine problems and had to make a 'forced' landing in a field. [=the plane was forced to land in a field]

  • The pilot was 'forced to land' when one of the plane's engines caught fire.

  • He was 'forced' to resign from office. = He was 'forced' out of office.

Movie quotes

  • (..) 'Seems' madam? Nay it is. I know not 'seems' 'Tis not alone my inky cloak, good mother Nor customary suits of solemn black, nor the windy suspiration of forced breath No, nor the fruitful river in the eye nor the dejected haviour of the visage... ...together with all forms, moods, (..)
    2015 Hamlet