as in inevitably
because of necessity
we must, perforce, deal with this issue immediately, as procrastination is not an option
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Recent Examples of perforce
Harder, because both were (or still are, in Bissinger’s case) received in the world as heterosexual, successful, wealthy white men—an armor whose cracking is perforce traumatic, shameful, and almost always hidden.
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Naomi Fry, The New Yorker, 15 Oct. 2019
Someone who loses his career is perforce no longer in an alliance with the employer.
—Lidija Haas, The New Republic, 1 July 2019
Take the Best Revival of a Musical category, which this year will perforce be a showdown between Cole Porter’s Kiss Me Kate and Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Oklahoma!
—Adam Green, Vogue, 30 Apr. 2019
The search zone is the creation of the ATSB, and is perforce somewhat arbitrary.
—Bucky McMahon, Esquire, 14 Sep. 2015
Naomi Fry, The New Yorker, 15 Oct. 2019
Someone who loses his career is perforce no longer in an alliance with the employer.
—Lidija Haas, The New Republic, 1 July 2019
Take the Best Revival of a Musical category, which this year will perforce be a showdown between Cole Porter’s Kiss Me Kate and Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Oklahoma!
—Adam Green, Vogue, 30 Apr. 2019
The search zone is the creation of the ATSB, and is perforce somewhat arbitrary.
—Bucky McMahon, Esquire, 14 Sep. 2015
Recent Examples of Synonyms for perforce
Adverb
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Adams drove the route through the warehouse-y section of Albuquerque that had been chosen for Scene 46, and saw that the way the shadows hit the car would inevitably create a shadow of the camera and of any lighting equipment on Seehorn’s face.—
Sarah Shachat,
IndieWire,
11 Nov. 2025
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There will inevitably be someone who spends three or four times more than face value to attend Hayley Williams‘ upcoming solo tour.—
Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
10 Nov. 2025
Adverb
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That doesn’t mean the House majority is necessarily safe.—
W. James Antle III,
The Washington Examiner,
6 Nov. 2025
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Not that the bush honeysuckles are necessarily particularly good for birds.—
Sophie Hartley,
IndyStar,
5 Nov. 2025
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“Perforce.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/perforce. Accessed 1 Dec. 2025.
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