unforced
adjective
un·forced
ˌən-ˈfȯrst 
: not forced: such as
a
: done or produced naturally or with minimal effort
a genuine, unforced smile
His writing has a natural, unforced style.
b
: caused by one's own poor play, performance, etc.
an unforced error in tennis
Examples of unforced in a Sentence
the participation of the people on the project must be unforced, or it really isn't a volunteer effort
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Firing Taylor would mean blowing that up and ushering extreme, unforced uncertainty into the one thing the Bengals have going for them.
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Paul Dehner Jr, New York Times, 6 Jan. 2026
So much of the immediate pleasure of the show came from how unforced and unstudied the young ensemble was in the beginning, but what felt like brilliant casting in the beginning became increasingly more hit-and-miss as the show progressed.
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 1 Jan. 2026
Funnily enough, Alexis can’t tell you what those unforced, unrehearsed words were.
—Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 12 Dec. 2025
This is a big unforced error, insofar as ACIP was a esteemed body that a lot of states tie their own decision-making to.
—CBS News, 7 Dec. 2025
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Paul Dehner Jr, New York Times, 6 Jan. 2026
So much of the immediate pleasure of the show came from how unforced and unstudied the young ensemble was in the beginning, but what felt like brilliant casting in the beginning became increasingly more hit-and-miss as the show progressed.
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 1 Jan. 2026
Funnily enough, Alexis can’t tell you what those unforced, unrehearsed words were.
—Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 12 Dec. 2025
This is a big unforced error, insofar as ACIP was a esteemed body that a lot of states tie their own decision-making to.
—CBS News, 7 Dec. 2025
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“Unforced.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unforced. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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