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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Gauff hit zero winners and compiled 11 unforced errors in the set.
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Reuters, NBC news, 23 Jan. 2026
Angel undoubtedly made numerous unforced errors that created this issue, but at this point, she is fully backed into a corner and fighting for her life.
—Shamira Ibrahim, Vulture, 19 Jan. 2026
Firing Taylor would mean blowing that up and ushering extreme, unforced uncertainty into the one thing the Bengals have going for them.
—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
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Reuters, NBC news, 23 Jan. 2026
Angel undoubtedly made numerous unforced errors that created this issue, but at this point, she is fully backed into a corner and fighting for her life.
—Shamira Ibrahim, Vulture, 19 Jan. 2026
Firing Taylor would mean blowing that up and ushering extreme, unforced uncertainty into the one thing the Bengals have going for them.
—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
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“Unforced.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unforced. Accessed 28 Jan. 2026.
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