unforced

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adjective

Not forced.

Similar
uncoercedwillingvoluntaryunstrainedeffortless
OriginEnglish forced ← Middle English un- ← Old English un- →
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Meanings

adjectiveunforced (comparative more unforced, superlative most unforced)

comparative more unforced · superlative most unforced

  1. Not forced.

    This meant Nadal needed to hold serve to force his opponent to earn the win. An unforced error took Rosol to 30-15 and two points away from glory, but a net cord in Nadal's favour and the men were level in the game.

    2012 June 28, Jamie Jackson, “Wimbledon 2012: Lukas Rosol shocked by miracle win over Rafael Nadal”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 31 May 2022

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivenot brought about by coercion or force

Similar
uncoercedwillingvoluntary

adjectivenot resulting from undue effort; not forced

Similar
unstrainedeffortless
Also see
effortlessnonforcedspontaneousuncoercedunstrainedvoluntarywilling

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. Englishforced
  9. Englishunforced

From un- + forced.

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Translations

Bulgarian непринуден
  • непринуден (neprinuden)Not forced
Polish niewymuszony
  • niewymuszonyNot forced
Cite this entry
APA

unforced. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unforced

MLA

“unforced.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unforced. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unforced,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unforced.

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