Railroaded

Part of speech: verb

Definitions

1. Compelled or pushed someone unfairly into a decision or action ; built or established a railway line where trains run
2. pressured or hurried someone into something without proper consideration ; constructed a rail system for transportation
3. Made someone accept something quickly and unjustly ; laid down tracks and infrastructure for trains to operate

Etymology: This is the past tense and past participle of "railroad," a compound of "rail" and "road." The literal sense came first: a rail is a bar laid down as a track, and a road is a route for travel, so the joined word described building a track for trains. The sense of pushing someone into a hasty decision is a figurative extension, and the exact path by which it arose is uncertain.

Synonyms: coerced, forced, pressured

Antonyms: freed, liberated, released