Forced and Volitional

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

Usage example: participation in the program was forced

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Volitional is an antonym for forced.

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

Volitional adjective - Done, made, or given with one's own free will.

Usage example: believes in destiny and doubts that most decisions are truly volitional

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Forced is an antonym for volitional.

Nearby Word: volition

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