Synonyms

unforced

British

/ ʌnˈfɔːst /

adjective

not forced or having been forced

unforced errors

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Example Sentences

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"The amount of unforced errors is the biggest negative. We made too many mistakes. When we were up there we lacked the cutting edge on the day."

From Barron's

The determination to find greatness in the ordinary gives “Song Sung Blue” a magical, unforced luminescence that much more immodest films usually lack.

From The Wall Street Journal

“Sit down near him, and stories of Europe and favorite meals bubble up, unforced, with no need to impress,” Seattle Weekly reported in 2008.

From The Wall Street Journal

While Pang took the opener, he made a number of unforced errors and rarely put Robertson under pressure early on.

From BBC

I am always impressed with his biblical allusions, apt and unforced.

From The Wall Street Journal

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