Coerced and Willful

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Coerced adjective - Not made or done willingly or by choice.

Usage example: coerced participation that couldn't last

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Willful is an antonym for coerced.

Nearby Words: coercion, coercive, coercible, coercing

Willful adjective - Made, given, or done with full awareness of what one is doing.

Usage example: a willful attempt to cheat her siblings out of their rightful inheritance

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Coerced is an antonym for willful.

Nearby Words: willed, willfulness, willfully

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