Synonyms of involuntarily

involuntarily

adverb

as in inevitably

Related Words

• inevitably
• unavoidably
• necessarily
• inescapably
• needs
• ineluctably
• ipso facto
• perforce

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of involuntarily

That order applied to nearly 8,000 active-duty and reserve troops who were involuntarily separated after refusing the shot, more than half of whom did not receive honorable discharges. — Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 23 July 2026

Many old borrowers had to consolidate loans, choose new repayment plans or risk being involuntarily placed in one that may not fit their budget, loan experts said. — Medora Lee, USA Today, 22 July 2026

The Biden administration also required service members to receive COVID-19 vaccines, leading thousands of people who declined to get vaccinated to voluntarily or involuntarily leave the military. — Eleanor Watson, CBS News, 25 June 2026

More than 8,000 service members were involuntarily discharged for refusing the shot. — Katrine L. Wallace, The Conversation, 24 June 2026

While being treated for cervical cancer at Johns Hopkins in the 1950s, this African American mother of five unknowingly—and involuntarily—changed the course of medical history. — Popular Science Team, Popular Science, 3 June 2026

Media reports early Wednesday had said she had been released from Baker Act detention, which allows law enforcement to involuntarily commit people to a mental health facility for up to 72 hours, but not immediately arrested. — Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 June 2026

While in foster care, the daughter was involuntarily hospitalized and forcibly medicated, while the toddler and his brother started bed-wetting and engaging in self-harm. — Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 28 May 2026

Best had briefly been involuntarily committed to a psychiatric hospital in June 2025, after blocking a vehicle entry on the east side of the White House, CNN and the NYT reported. — Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 24 May 2026