Synonyms for forceful
ˈfɔrs fəl, ˈfoʊrs-force·ful

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1. forcefuladjective

   Antonyms:
   gentle

2. forcefuladjective

   Antonyms:
   gentle

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1. forcefuladjective

   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"

   Synonyms:
   emphatic

   Antonyms:
   unforceful, wimpish, unassertive, forceless, wimpy

2. emphatic, forcefuladjective

   forceful and definite in expression or action

   "the document contained a particularly emphatic guarantee of religious liberty"

   Synonyms:
   emphasized, exclamatory, emphasised, emphatic

   Antonyms:
   wimpish, unassertive, unforceful, forceless, wimpy

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1. List of paraphrases for "forceful":

   strong, vigorous, energetic, powerful, robust, convincing, firm

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1. Senator Dick Durbin:

   You've seen a much more forceful president in the last few months on many issues.

2. Sandra Bond Chapman:

   Decide from the get-go how much mental energy you are going to spend on a task, giving your full forceful energy all the time really degrades resources. You need to know when to do something fast and when to do something slow.

3. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell:

   There has been a lot of talk in the last 24 hours about one of our presidential candidates and his seeming ambivalence about David Duke and the KKK, so let me make it perfectly clear, that is not the view of Republicans who have been elected to the United States Senate, and I condemn his views in the most forceful way.

4. Charles Schumer:

   She was strong and forceful, sweet and kind, and someone I considered a friend and patriot for decades, she was a true hero and will be missed by America.

5. Florida Sen. Marco Rubio:

   I thought he was one of the most forceful voices on any of the debate stages about rebuilding our military.