forceful
adjective
full of force; powerful; vigorous; effective.
forcefulness
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a word derived from
forceful.
Example Sentences
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Roberts’ opinion for the court, despite being well-written and legally correct, resists critiquing the original order with the forcefulness this issue deserves.
From Slate ● Aug. 11, 2026
He could write, and speak, with extraordinary clarity and forcefulness.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 22, 2026
But the ruling states that similar wording continued to appear in state-sanctioned teacher-training materials, which Benitez cited as a factor in the forcefulness of his decision.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 5, 2026
Yet his portraits were profoundly revealing: the knowing eyes of the poet Anna de Noailles, the glazed stare of the perennially pickled Sinclair Lewis, the burly forcefulness of a young Alexander Calder.
From New York Times ● Jun. 1, 2023
He was crying now with a forcefulness that alarmed me.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
