perforce

per·force

adv \pər-ˈfȯrs\

Definition of PERFORCE

1

obsolete : by physical coercion

2

: by force of circumstances

Examples of PERFORCE

1. <we must, perforce, deal with this issue immediately, as procrastination is not an option>

Origin of PERFORCE

Middle English par force, from Anglo-French, by force

First Known Use: 14th century

Related to PERFORCE

Synonyms: ineluctably, inescapably, inevitably, ipso facto, necessarily, needs, unavoidably

Antonyms: unnecessarily

Related Words: involuntarily

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Rhymes with PERFORCE

clotheshorse, concourse, crash course, dark horse, dawn horse, dead horse, deforce, discourse, divorce, dray horse, endorse, enforce, extrorse, golf course, gut course, high horse, introrse, iron horse, midcourse, of course, Old Norse, one-horse, packhorse, post-horse, racecourse, racehorse, recourse, redhorse, remorse, resource, retrorse, sawhorse, sea horse, stringcourse, trial horse, unhorse, warhorse, wheelhorse, Whitehorse, workhorse