Laboured vs Forced - What's the difference?
laboured | forced | Synonyms |
(labour)
Of an action that is difficult to perform.
Of writing or speech or similar, stilted or not natural due to too much effort being used in the production.
(force)
obtained forcefully, not naturally
opened or accessed using force
Laboured is a synonym of forced.
As verbs the difference between laboured and forced
is that laboured is (labour) while forced is (force).As adjectives the difference between laboured and forced
is that laboured is of an action that is difficult to perform while forced is obtained forcefully, not naturally.laboured
English
Alternative forms
(mostly U.S. ): labored.Verb
(head)Adjective
(en adjective)- At the end of the marathon, her laboured breathing told us she was exhausted.
forced
English
Verb
(head)Adjective
(en adjective)- Her forced smile was harder and harder to keep as her critical father kept on complaining about her.