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- [verb kuh n-skript; noun, adjective kon-skript]
- /verb kənˈskrɪpt; noun, adjective ˈkɒn skrɪpt/
- /kənˈskrɪpt/
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- [verb kuh n-skript; noun, adjective kon-skript]
- /verb kənˈskrɪpt; noun, adjective ˈkɒn skrɪpt/
Definitions of conscripted word
- adjective conscripted enrolled for compulsory service, esp military service 3
- verb with object conscripted to draft for military or naval service. 1
- verb with object conscripted to compel into service. 1
- noun conscripted a recruit obtained by conscription. 1
- adjective conscripted enrolled or formed by conscription; drafted: a conscript soldier. 1
- noun conscripted Simple past tense and past participle of conscript. 1
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Origin of conscripted
First appearance:
before 1525 One of the 28% oldest English words
1525-35; < Latin conscrīptus, past participle of conscrībere to conscribe; see con-, script
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Parts of speech for Conscripted
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
conscripted popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 70% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data about 53% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
conscripted usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for conscripted
adj conscripted
- contrived — If you say that something someone says or does is contrived, you think it is false and deliberate, rather than natural and not planned.
- mandatory — authoritatively ordered; obligatory; compulsory: It is mandatory that all students take two years of math.
- involuntary — not voluntary; independent of one's will; not by one's own choice: an involuntary listener; involuntary servitude.
- unwilling — not willing; reluctant; loath; averse: an unwilling partner in the crime.
- affected — If you describe someone's behaviour as affected, you disapprove of the fact that they behave in an unnatural way that is intended to impress other people.
verb conscripted
- confiscate — If you confiscate something from someone, you take it away from them, usually as a punishment.
- hijack — to steal (cargo) from a truck or other vehicle after forcing it to stop: to hijack a load of whiskey.
- activate — If a device or process is activated, something causes it to start working.
- annex — If a country annexes another country or an area of land, it seizes it and takes control of it.
- assume — If you assume that something is true, you imagine that it is true, sometimes wrongly.
adjective conscripted
- compulsory — If something is compulsory, you must do it or accept it, because it is the law or because someone in a position of authority says you must.
- strained — affected or produced by effort; not natural or spontaneous; forced: strained hospitality.
- laboured — productive activity, especially for the sake of economic gain.
- coached — Simple past tense and past participle of coach.
Antonyms for conscripted
adj conscripted
- voluntary — done, made, brought about, undertaken, etc., of one's own accord or by free choice: a voluntary contribution.
- spontaneous — coming or resulting from a natural impulse or tendency; without effort or premeditation; natural and unconstrained; unplanned: a spontaneous burst of applause.
- unforced — enforced or compulsory: forced labor.
- compulsorily — required; mandatory; obligatory: compulsory education.
verb conscripted
- refuse — to decline to accept (something offered): to refuse an award.
- reject — to refuse to have, take, recognize, etc.: to reject the offer of a better job.
- stop — to cease from, leave off, or discontinue: to stop running.
- give — to present voluntarily and without expecting compensation; bestow: to give a birthday present to someone.
- receive — to take into one's possession (something offered or delivered): to receive many gifts.
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