Forced and Tense

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Forced adjective - Forcing one's compliance or participation by or as if by law.

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Tense and forced are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Tense" instead an adjective "Forced".

Nearby Words: force, forceful, forcible, forcefully, forcibly

Tense adjective - Feeling or showing uncomfortable feelings of uncertainty.

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Forced and tense are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Forced" instead an adjective "Tense".

Nearby Words: tensing, tensed, tension, tenseness, tensely

However, in a particularly tense moment, he was forced to befoul his coat when he had to punch a zombie's head in.

Source: Bullet-Proof Fashion Plate
The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass also does this with an extremely dramatic and tense remix of Linebeck's theme used for the final battle, where Link is forced to fight him after he is possessed by Bellum.

Source: Dark Reprise
Wholesome Crossdresser: Despite the tense situation, it is still amusing when, as a child, Ashton is forced to disguise himself as a girl to escape with Sita and avoid being caught by their pursuers who are looking for "a woman and a little boy".

Source: Literature / The Far Pavilions

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