uncoerced

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adjective

Not brought about by or subject to coercion or force.

Similar
unforcedwillingvoluntary
OriginEnglish coerced ← Middle English un- ← Old English un- →
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Meanings

adjectiveuncoerced (not comparable)
  1. not comparableNot brought about by or subject to coercion or force.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivenot brought about by coercion or force

Similar
unforcedwillingvoluntary
Also see
unforcedvoluntarywilling

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Germanic*un-
  4. Proto-West Germanic*un-
  5. Old Englishun-
  6. Middle Englishun-
  7. Englishun-
  8. Englishcoerced
  9. Englishuncoerced

From un- + coerced.

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APA

uncoerced. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/uncoerced

MLA

“uncoerced.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/uncoerced. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “uncoerced,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/uncoerced.

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