forced meaning and definition

FORCED adjective

Definition of forced (adjective)

1. produced by or subjected to forcing
   • "forced-air heating"; "furnaces of the forced-convection type"; "forced convection in plasma generators"
2. forced or compelled
   • "promised to abolish forced labor"
3. made necessary by an unexpected situation or emergency
   • "a forced landing"
4. lacking spontaneity; not natural
   • "a constrained smile"; "forced heartiness"; "a strained smile"
   • synonyms: constrained, strained