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forceful

force·ful

forceful

 
pronunciation:
fors fl
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part of speech: adjective
definition: having power, force, or effectiveness.
a forceful blowShe is a forceful speaker.
synonyms:
dynamic, effective, emphatic, energetic, potent, powerful, strong, vigorous
antonyms:
feeble, thin
similar words:
aggressive, ardent, cogent, expressive, heavy, high, impulsive, mighty, persuasive, puissant, robust, solid, telling, trenchant, virile
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adverb + (adj.)forceful equally, more, most, physically, unusually, very
(adj.)forceful + adverb enough, politically
(adj.)forceful + noun action, advocacy, advocate, aggression, argument, articulation, assertion, bishop, blow, chest, condemnation, dancer, denial, dissent, editorial, entry, exertion, expression, fantasy, fashion, gesture, gust, imposition, intellect, intervention, leadership, manner, movement, opinion, opposition, personality, politician, posture, presence, presentation, proponent, reaction, reminder, representation, resistance, response, rhetoric, script, speaker, speech, stance, statement, stride, strike, stroke, style, swing, tone, voice, warning, wind [See all][See only the most frequent]
derivations: forcefully (adv.), forcefulness (n.)
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