UNFORCED Synonyms: 35 Similar and Opposite Words

unforced

adjective

ˌən-ˈfȯrst

Definition of unforced

as in voluntary

done, made, or given with one's own free will the participation of the people on the project must be unforced, or it really isn't a volunteer effort

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Recent Examples of unforced Five substitutes poured on, including the evergreen Michael Leitch, and Italy's rate of unforced errors increased in the face of determined defense. — ABC News, 4 July 2026 Board members conducting sensitive business over personal Gmail is an unforced vulnerability that requires a policy memo, not a budget line. — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 1 June 2026 The Giants’ 5-4 loss to Arizona at Chase Field on Monday night followed a familiar pattern amid a season of loose threads and unforced errors. — Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 30 June 2026 And then there was the unforced error for a player that’s been so good, so often — the Wembanyama pass to Castle’s back forcing the Spurs to foul Brunson and send him to the line for the game-winning free throw. — Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 7 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for unforced

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The reason is that the administration has shrunk the requirements for reports of immunization from states, changing the reports from mandated to voluntary.

— Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2026
Without control of committee gavels — and the subpoena power that comes with them — legislative inquiries from the Hill minority generally rely on the voluntary compliance from their targets to produce documents or testimony.

— Nicholas Wu, semafor.com, 2 July 2026

Definition of voluntary

Adjective

Within the past couple of years, the group has become a part of Arrowhead Kingdom, an all-volunteer national network of Chiefs fan groups.

— Hannah Kirby, Journal Sentinel, 8 Feb. 2023
That’s noteworthy for a show based at a high-school auditorium in Litchfield and run by a staff that is almost entirely volunteer, including the show’s star and its producer.

— Susan Dunne, Hartford Courant, 18 Aug. 2022

Definition of volunteer

Adjective

And until organizations are willing to ask structural questions rather than people questions, the condition will persist — well-documented, carefully measured, and entirely unresolved.

— Vibhas Ratanjee, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
But so far, shoppers don't appear willing to abandon their summer grilling traditions.

— Brandon Gomez, CNBC, 2 July 2026

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