How to say "forced" in Japanese

• 強制的きょうせいてきCommon
  na-adjectiveCovers 'forced' meaning done under compulsion — something imposed on someone against their will. It also covers 'compulsory', and it is the common word for this sense.
  彼女かのじょは強制的きょうせいてきに私を一緒いっしょに連れ出つれだした。↗

  She forced me to go out with her.
• 牽強付会けんきょうふかい
  no-adjective, suru verb, transitive verbCovers 'forced' as in a forced or strained interpretation or argument — reasoning twisted to fit and unconvincing, with no physical compulsion involved. A four-character idiom, and a less common word.
• わざとらしい
  i-adjectiveCovers 'forced' describing behavior or manner that seems deliberately put on rather than genuine, so that it strikes people as unnatural or affected. Usually written in kana alone.
  彼かれのわざとらしい話し方はなしかたが嫌きらいだ。↗

  I don't like his affected manner of speaking.
• 取って付けたようとってつけたよう
  expression, na-adjectiveCovers 'forced' as in a forced smile — something that looks tacked on rather than natural, hence artificial or false. The phrase pictures something attached as an afterthought.
• ざーとらしい
  i-adjectiveMeans the same as わざとらしい — affected, studied, forced behavior — but is colloquial and less common, so for most purposes わざとらしい is the form learners will want.

Use 強制的 for compulsion imposed on people, 牽強付会 for strained or farfetched arguments and interpretations, and 「わざとらしい」, 「取って付けたよう」, or colloquial 「ざーとらしい」 for behavior that seems forced or put on.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

• 強制的きょうせいてきforced
• 牽強付会けんきょうふかいstrained (argument, interpretation, etc.)
• わざとらしいunnatural
• 取って付けたようとってつけたようunnatural
• ざーとらしいunnatural
• 無理むりforcible
• 作りつくりforced (smile, etc.)
• 苦しいくるしいstrained (interpretation, explanation, etc.)