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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.

Origin of forceful

First recorded in 1565–75; force + -ful

SYNONYMS FOR forceful

1 cogent, telling.

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OTHER WORDS FROM forceful

force·ful·ly, adverb force·ful·ness, noun un·force·ful, adjective un·force·ful·ly, adverb

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH forceful

forceful forcible

Words nearby forceful

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Example sentences from the Web for forcefully

A former great urging another man to forcefully keep an up-and-coming female rapper in line?

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For its own sake, the Republican Party should reject this idea as forcefully as possible.

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The early precedent for forcefully striking down protests makes the peaceful 1989 East German revolution all the more noteworthy.

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Failure to engage as forcefully on human rights will ultimately be counterproductive to American security and Chinese stability.

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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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It is a string of exciting adventures, yet it forcefully conveys an unforgetable idea and makes a typical Jack London book.

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The appeal to the eye couples so forcefully with the appeal to the ear that no classroom ought to be without its maps.

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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 of forceful

forcefully, adverb forcefulness, noun