UNFORCED Synonyms: 35 Similar and Opposite Words

unforced

adjective

ˌən-ˈfȯrst

Definition of unforced

as in voluntary

done, made, or given with one's own free will the participation of the people on the project must be unforced, or it really isn't a volunteer effort

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Recent Examples of unforced And an unforced error from right-fielder John Rave allowed one of the five runs to score. — Kansas City Star, 7 Sep. 2026 Djokovic made 70 unforced errors in a painful performance that ended mere minutes before midnight. — Stephen Whyno, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2026 James’ melodies seem to materialize and unspool, an unforced reclamation of the mystery that once permeated his writing. — Ryan Leas, Pitchfork, 28 Aug. 2026 But the timing of the latest duties, occurring little more than two months before the midterm elections, has some Republicans viewing the trade spat as an unforced error that could turn off voters in the states most reliant on Canadian trade. — David Sivak, The Washington Examiner, 24 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for unforced

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Adjective

The Show-Me State is also one of 24 states that doesn’t have right-to-work laws, which is key to guarantee union membership and financial support are voluntary for workers.

— Rashad Alexander, Kansas City Star, 22 Sep. 2026
Given that personal insistence, the election – in which 49 veterans of the Ukraine war were elected – is more likely to be used as evidence that Russia rewards its soldiers with plum political jobs, as a means of boosting voluntary recruitment.

— Matthew Chance, CNN Money, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of voluntary

Adjective

Within the past couple of years, the group has become a part of Arrowhead Kingdom, an all-volunteer national network of Chiefs fan groups.

— Hannah Kirby, Journal Sentinel, 8 Feb. 2023
That’s noteworthy for a show based at a high-school auditorium in Litchfield and run by a staff that is almost entirely volunteer, including the show’s star and its producer.

— Susan Dunne, Hartford Courant, 18 Aug. 2022

Definition of volunteer

Adjective

The right-wing movements that emerged around the world in the mid-twentieth century were both highly nationalistic and willing to work across borders.

— Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 22 Sep. 2026
Pierce and others used the image of the statue to promote a memecoin — a type of cryptocurrency, typically based on a viral joke or meme — whose worth is only as much as people are willing to speculate and pay.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 22 Sep. 2026

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