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forceful
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Adjective forceful has 2 senses
- forceful(a = adj.all) Array - characterized by or full of force or strength (often but not necessarily physical); "a forceful speaker"; "a forceful personality"; "forceful measures"; "a forceful plan for peace" Derived form noun forcefulness1
- forceful(s = adj.all) emphatic - forceful and definite in expression or action; "the document contained a particularly emphatic guarantee of religious liberty" Derived form noun forcefulness1
Antonym: forceless
CIDE DICTIONARY
forceful, a.
Full of or processing force; exerting force; mighty. [1913 Webster]
"Against the steed he threw
His forceful spear." [1913 Webster]
His forceful spear." [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
forceful, adj.
1 vigorous, powerful.
2 (of speech) compelling, impressive.
1 vigorous, powerful.
2 (of speech) compelling, impressive.
Derivative
forcefully adv. forcefulness n.
THESAURUS
forceful
accented, accentuated, acid, active, acute, adventuresome, adventurous, aggressive, ambitious, animated, armipotent, assertive, authoritative, beefy, biting, bouncing, brisk, cogent, compelling, constraining, convincing, corrosive, cutting, decided, doughty, driving, dynamic, effective, efficacious, emphasized, emphatic, energetic, enterprising, enthusiastic, forcible, forcy, full of pep, full-blooded, full-strength, go-ahead, go-go, gutsy, gutty, hale, hard, hard as nails, hardy, hearty, hefty, high-potency, high-powered, high-pressure, high-tension, husky, hustling, imperative, impetuous, impressive, in force, in power, in red letters, incisive, insistent, intense, iron-hard, irresistible, italicized, keen, kinetic, lively, living, logical, lusty, manful, meaty, mettlesome, mighty, mighty in battle, mordant, nervous, nervy, obstinate, operative, penetrating, peppy, persuasive, piercing, pithy, poignant, pointed, positive, potent, powerful, prepotent, puissant, punchy, punctuated, pushful, pushing, pushy, red-blooded, resounding, robust, robustious, rugged, ruling, sensational, sinewed, sinewy, slashing, smacking, snappy, spanking, spirited, stalwart, starred, steely, stout, strapping, strenuous, stressed, striking, strong, strong as brandy, strong as strong, strong-willed, sturdy, take-charge, take-over, telling, trenchant, underlined, underscored, up-and-coming, valid, venturesome, venturous, vibrant, vigorous, virile, vital, vivacious, vivid, weighty, zestful, zesty, zippy
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