forced
/ˈfɔɹst/
adjective
Core
1.adj.produced by or subjected to forcing
“forced-air heating”
2.adj.forced or compelled
“promised to abolish forced labor”
3.adj.made necessary by an unexpected situation or emergency
“a forced landing”
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forced and forged differ by a single letter, buried far enough into the word to be easy to miss. forced means “produced by or subjected to forcing”. forged means “reproduced fraudulently”. forced is the more common of the two in everyday English.
/ˈfɔɹst/
1.adj.produced by or subjected to forcing
“forced-air heating”
2.adj.forced or compelled
“promised to abolish forced labor”
3.adj.made necessary by an unexpected situation or emergency
“a forced landing”
/ˈfɔɹdʒd/
1.adj.reproduced fraudulently
“like a bad penny...”
| forced | forged | |
|---|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /ˈfɔɹst/ | /ˈfɔɹdʒd/ |
| Said | fawrst | fawrjd |
| Syllables | 1 | 1 |
| Letters | 6 | 6 |
| Parts of speech | adjective | adjective |
| Senses | 4 | 1 |
| How common | Core | Familiar |
| Synonyms | none recorded | bad |
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