no choice
Only one option
No choice describes a situation where only one option exists or where circumstances compel a particular action: I had no choice but to accept their terms.
The phrase often emphasizes that a decision was forced rather than freely made, deflecting responsibility or expressing resignation: With the deadline looming, we had no choice.
- forcedMade to occur unwillingly
- trappedUnable to escape
- corneredUnable to flee
- between a rock and a hard placeFacing only bad options
- inevitableCertain to occur
compelled · have to · stuck · helpless · powerless · under the gun · obligated · hands are tied · desperate · do or die · ultimatum · take it or leave it · last resort · coerced · against my will · boxed in · prisoner · fate
- No Choiceno alternative, only option, take-it-or-leave-it, last resort, locked in
- tight spotstight spot, corner, trapped, stuck, boxed in
- necessitiesbasics, essentials, need, essential, needs
- obligation phraseshave to, need to, ought to, should, forced to
no choicefreedom
Absence of constraint
free will · autonomy · self-determination · liberty · agency
no choicewide open
Fully accessible, unrestricted
alternatives · flexibility · open field · carte blanche · free rein
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