Unforced — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

not brought about by coercion or force

not resulting from undue effort; not forced

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ʌnfˈɔːɹst/

🇬🇧British English

/ʌnfˈɔːst/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ʌnfˈɔːst/

3 syllables Say it as /ʌnfˈɔːɹst/.

Examples

the confession was uncoerced
a voice with a pleasingly unforced quality
his playing is facile and unstrained

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

unstrained willing uncoerced

Parts of Speech

adjective	not brought about by coercion or force “the confession was uncoerced”
adjective	not resulting from undue effort; not forced “a voice with a pleasingly unforced quality”

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

ungezwungen

nicht durch Zwang oder Gewalt herbeigeführt

🇫🇷French

non forcé

non provoqué par la coercition ou la force

🇪🇸Spanish

no forzado

no provocado por coerción o fuerza

🇮🇹Italian

non forzato

non determinato da coercizione o forza

🇳🇱Dutch

ongedwongen

niet tot stand is gebracht door dwang of dwang

🇵🇹Portuguese

não forçado

não provocado por coerção ou força

🇷🇺Russian

не принудительный

не вызвано принуждением или силой

India

🇮🇳Hindi

सहज

ज़ोर-जबरदस्ती या ज़ोर-ज़बरदस्ती से नहीं लाया गया

🇮🇳Tamil

கட்டாயப்படுத்தப்படாத

வற்புறுத்தல் அல்லது பலத்தால் கொண்டுவரப்படவில்லை

🇮🇳Telugu

బలవంతంగా

బలవంతం లేదా బలవంతం ద్వారా తీసుకురాలేదు

🇮🇳Marathi

सक्ती न केलेले

जबरदस्तीने किंवा सक्तीने आणलेले नाही

🇮🇳Gujarati

અનફોર્સ્ડ

બળજબરી અથવા બળ દ્વારા લાવવામાં આવ્યું નથી

🇮🇳Kannada

ಬಲವಂತವಿಲ್ಲದ

ಬಲಾತ್ಕಾರ ಅಥವಾ ಬಲದಿಂದ ತಂದಿಲ್ಲ

🇮🇳Malayalam

നിർബന്ധമില്ലാത്തത്

ബലപ്രയോഗത്തിലൂടെയോ ബലപ്രയോഗത്തിലൂടെയോ കൊണ്ടുവന്നതല്ല

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਗੈਰ-ਜ਼ਬਰਦਸਤੀ

ਜ਼ਬਰਦਸਤੀ ਜਾਂ ਤਾਕਤ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਨਹੀਂ ਲਿਆਇਆ ਗਿਆ

🇵🇰Urdu

غیر جبری

زبردستی یا زبردستی نہیں لایا گیا۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

非受迫的

不是通过胁迫或武力造成的

🇯🇵Japanese

強制されない

強制や力によってもたらされたものではない

🇰🇷Korean

강제되지 않은

강압이나 강압에 의해 발생하지 않음

🇻🇳Vietnamese

không bị ép buộc

không được thực hiện bởi sự ép buộc hoặc ép buộc

🇹🇭Thai

ไม่ได้บังคับ

ไม่ได้เกิดจากการบังคับหรือกำลัง

🇮🇩Indonesian

tanpa paksaan

bukan karena paksaan atau paksaan

🇵🇭Filipino

hindi pilit

hindi dulot ng pamimilit o puwersa

🇲🇾Malay

tanpa paksaan

bukan disebabkan oleh paksaan atau paksaan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

غير القسري

ولم يتم ذلك بالإكراه أو القوة

🇮🇷Persian

غیر اجباری

با اجبار یا زور ایجاد نشده است

🇹🇷Turkish

zorlanmamış

zorlama veya kuvvetle meydana gelmemiş

🇮🇱Hebrew

לא מאולץ

לא נגרם בכפייה או בכוח

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