Similar words
unfreiwillig
Unfreiwillig is involuntary/unintentional; gezwungen is forced, implying someone or something made it happen.
Similar in other languages
Spanish
forzado
forzado is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "forced."
Portuguese
forçado
forçado is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "forced."
Practice
1 What does gezwungen mean?
forced
2 Fill the gap: Er lächelte ___.
Full sentence: Er lächelte gezwungen. (He smiled in a forced way.)
3 Which fingerprint chart matches gezwungen?
gezwungen: neutral register, common frequency, general domain, neutral connotation.