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unforced

unforced adjective: not forced.

Adjective

unforced (comparative more unforced, superlative most unforced)

  1. Not forced.
    • This meant Nadal needed to hold serve to force his opponent to earn the win. An unforced error took Rosol to 30-15 and two points away from glory, but a net cord in Nadal's favour and the men were level in the game.2012 June 28, Jamie Jackson, “Wimbledon 2012: Lukas Rosol shocked by miracle win over Rafael Nadal”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 31 May 2022

Forms of unforced

comparativemore unforced
superlativemost unforced

Origin of unforced

From un- + forced.

Words formed from unforced

Phrases with unforced

Questions about unforced

What does unforced mean?
Unforced means not forced.
What part of speech is unforced?
Unforced is an adjective.

Words near unforced in the dictionary

  1. unforbidden
  2. unforbiddenly
  3. unforbidding
  4. unforce
  5. unforceable
  6. unforced
  7. unforced error
  8. unforced errors
  9. unforcedly
  10. unforcedness
  11. unforceful

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