forceful

[ fawrs-fuhl, fohrs- ]

/ ˈfɔrs fəl, ˈfoʊrs- /

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adjective

full of force; powerful; vigorous; effective: a forceful plea for peace.

acting or driven with force.

Nearby words

forced march, forced perspective, forced sale, forced vital capacity, forced-draft, forceful, forcemeat, forceps, forceps delivery, forcer, forces

Origin of forceful

First recorded in 1565–75; force + -ful

SYNONYMS FOR forceful

1 cogent, telling.

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Related forms

force·ful·ly, adverbforce·ful·ness, nounun·force·ful, adjectiveun·force·ful·ly, adverb

Can be confused

forceful forcible

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To treat Islam as one evil enterprise “seems to me to be the height of inaccuracy and irresponsibility,” he told me forcefully.
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Yes, living in their home in Guatemala and had forcefully evicted them from it.
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The difference between this idyllic stream bank and his shop and all who were of it, struck him forcefully.
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In speaking of it, she very simply but forcefully, said: "I could never have endured it myself."
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British Dictionary definitions for forcefully

forceful

/ (ˈfɔːsfʊl) /

adjective

powerful

persuasive or effective

Derived Forms

forcefully, adverbforcefulness, noun

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