How to say "forcibly" in Japanese
Choosing the right word
- 無理やりむりやりadverbThe common, all-purpose choice for 'forcibly': doing something by force or against someone's will, whether physically or by simply overriding their wishes. When in doubt, this is the word to reach for.
- 無理くりむりくりadverbA colloquial, less common variant of 無理やり with the same meaning — forcibly, against someone's will. It belongs to casual speech; in writing or careful contexts 無理やり is the safer choice.
- 押しておしてadverbCovers the 'by compulsion' side of 'forcibly': pressing or urging someone persistently until they give in, rather than using physical force. Less common, and not the usual choice for physical force.
- 有無を言わせずうむをいわせずexpressionAn idiom meaning someone is made to do something with no chance to refuse or object — they comply willy-nilly. Fits situations where the other person is simply given no say.
- 有無を言わさずうむをいわさずexpression, adverbThe same idiom in an alternative form, with the same meaning: peremptorily, without letting the other person object. Everything said of 有無を言わせず applies here equally.
Use 「無理やり」 for the common 'against one's will' sense (「無理くり」 is its colloquial variant), 「押して」 for pressing or urging someone, and the two idioms for leaving the other person no room to refuse.
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