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Compelling vs Forced - What's the difference?

compelling | forced |

As verbs the difference between compelling and forced

is that compelling is while forced is (force).

As adjectives the difference between compelling and forced

is that compelling is requiring urgent attention while forced is obtained forcefully, not naturally.

compelling

English

Verb

(head)
  • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Requiring urgent attention.
  • * {{quote-magazine, date=2013-06-21, author=(Oliver Burkeman)
  • , volume=189, issue=2, page=27, magazine=(The Guardian Weekly) , title= The tao of tech , passage=The dirty secret of the internet is that all this distraction and interruption is immensely profitable. Web companies like to boast about "creating compelling content", or offering services that let you "stay up to date with what your friends are doing", "share the things you love with the world" and so on.}}
  • Forceful.
  • * {{quote-news, year=2011, date=October 29, author=Phil McNulty, work=BBC Sport
  • , title= Chelsea 3-5 Arsenal , passage=Terry's goal looked to have put Chelsea in control on the stroke of half-time but Arsenal's response presented a compelling case for Wenger's insistence that reports of his side's demise have been greatly exaggerated.}}

    forced

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (force)
  • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • obtained forcefully, not naturally
  • Her forced smile was harder and harder to keep as her critical father kept on complaining about her.
  • opened or accessed using force
  • Derived terms

    * forced entry * forced labour * forced landing * forced laugh * forced march * forced sale * forced smile