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# unforced

adjective

«unforced» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Unforced means done naturally and easily, not with effort or pretending. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unforced/#m1)
2. (sport) An unforced error is a mistake a player makes on their own, not because the opponent made it hard. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unforced/#m2)

### In the lessons

In sports, especially tennis, «unforced error» is a common phrase in commentary and statistics. In stories, an «unforced smile» or «unforced laugh» is natural and real. In everyday life it means freely done.

### Examples

- Her smile was warm and unforced. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unforced/#x1)
- The tennis player made ten unforced errors. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unforced/#x2)
- That goal came from an unforced mistake by the defender. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unforced/#x3)
- Their friendship was easy and unforced. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unforced/#x4)
- He gave an unforced apology without being asked. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unforced/#x5)
- Too many unforced errors lost us the match. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unforced/#x6)

### Note

Opposite: forced (a forced smile looks fake). In tennis statistics, unforced errors are counted; fewer is better.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «unforced» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unforced/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«unforced» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/unforced.html) on Mova free.