| Adj. | 1. | forced - produced by or subjected to forcing; "forced-air heating"; "furnaces of the forced-convection type"; "forced convection in plasma generators" | |
| 2. | forced - forced or compelled; "promised to abolish forced labor"involuntary, nonvoluntary, unvoluntary - not subject to the control of the will; "involuntary manslaughter"; "involuntary servitude"; "an involuntary shudder"; "It (becoming a hero) was involuntary. They sank my boat"- John F.Kennedy | |
| 3. | forced - made necessary by an unexpected situation or emergency; "a forced landing"unscheduled - not scheduled or not on a regular schedule; "an unscheduled meeting"; "the plane made an unscheduled stop at Gander for refueling" | |
| 4. | forced - lacking spontaneity; not natural; "a constrained smile"; "forced heartiness"; "a strained smile"affected, unnatural - speaking or behaving in an artificial way to make an impression | |