English-Thai Dictionary
forced
ADJ ที่ ถูก บังคับ ที่ ไม่เต็มใจ compulsory enforced involuntary willing voluntary ti-tuk-bang-khab
forced
ADJ ฝืนใจ ไม่ เป็นธรรมชาติ unnatural insincere false natural fuan-jai
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
FORCED
pp. 1. Compelled; impelled; driven by violence; urged; stormed; ravished.
2. a. Affected; overstrained; unnatural; as a forced style.
FORCEDLY
adv. Violently; constrainedly; unnaturally. [Little used. ]
FORCEDNESS
n.The state of being forced; distortion.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
FORCED
FORCED Forced, a.
Defn: Done or produced with force or great labor, or by extraordinary exertion; hurried; strained; produced by unnatural effort or pressure; as, a forced style; a forced laugh. Forced draught. See under Draught. -- Forced march (Mil. ), a march of one or more days made with all possible speed. -- For "ced *ly, adv. -- For "ced *ness, n.
New American Oxford Dictionary
forced
forced |fôrst fɔrst | ▶adjective obtained or imposed by coercion or physical power: the brutal regime of forced labor. • (of a gesture or expression ) produced or maintained with effort; affected or unnatural: a forced smile. • (of a plant ) having its development or maturity artificially hastened. PHRASES forced march a fast march by soldiers, typically over a long distance.
forced landing
forced land ing |fɔrst ˈlændɪŋ | ▶noun an act of abruptly bringing an aircraft to the ground or the surface of water in an emergency. DERIVATIVES force-land verb
Oxford Dictionary
forced
forced |fɔːst | ▶adjective 1 obtained or imposed by coercion or physical power: there was no sign of a forced entry. • (of a plant ) having its development or maturity artificially hastened. 2 (of a gesture or expression ) produced or maintained with effort; affected or unnatural: a forced smile. PHRASES forced march a fast march by soldiers, typically over a long distance.
forced landing
forced land |ing ▶noun an act of abruptly bringing an aircraft to the ground or the surface of water in an emergency. DERIVATIVES force-land verb
American Oxford Thesaurus
forced
forced adjective 1 there was no sign of a break-in or forced entry: violent, forcible. 2 forced repatriation: enforced, forcible, compulsory, obligatory, mandatory, involuntary, imposed, required, stipulated, dictated, ordained, prescribed. ANTONYMS voluntary. 3 a forced smile: strained, unnatural, artificial, false, feigned, simulated, contrived, labored, stilted, studied, mannered, affected, unconvincing, insincere, hollow; informal phony, pretend, put on. ANTONYMS natural.
Oxford Thesaurus
forced
forced adjective 1 a programme of forced industrialization: enforced, compulsory, obligatory, mandatory, involuntary, exacted, coerced, imposed, demanded, compelled, required, requisite, stipulated, dictated, ordained, prescribed; necessitated, unavoidable, inescapable; French de rigueur. ANTONYMS voluntary. 2 her vivacity seemed a little bit forced: strained, laboured, unnatural, artificial, false, feigned, simulated, contrived, stilted, wooden, stiff, studied, mannered, self-conscious, overdone, overworked, affected, unconvincing, insincere, hollow; informal phoney, pretend, pseudo, put on. ANTONYMS natural.
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
forced
forced /-t /形容詞 1 〖名詞 の前で 〗押しつけられた, 無理強いの .2 〖名詞 の前で 〗緊急やむを得ない ▸ a forced landing 不時 [緊急 ]着陸 3 不自然な, 作られた .