Synonyms for forceful
ˈfɔrs fəl, ˈfoʊrs-force·ful

WiktionaryRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. forcefuladjective

   Antonyms:
   gentle

2. forcefuladjective

   Antonyms:
   gentle

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

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

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:0.0 / 0 votes

1. List of paraphrases for "forceful":

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

How to pronounce forceful?

How to say forceful in sign language?

Words popularity by usage frequency

How to use forceful in a sentence?

1. Graeme Smith:

   The U.S. has certainly been forceful in being the only country to threaten consequences if countries switch.

2. Jim Inhofe:

   I would think he would use his influence where the audience could actually do something about it, in a way, I think it was less forceful on those subjects than I thought it would be.

3. Jennifer Connell:

   The injuries, losses and harm to the plaintiff were caused by the negligence and carelessness of the minor defendant in that a reasonable eight year old under those circumstances would know or should have known that a forceful greeting such as the one delivered by the defendant could cause the harms and losses suffered by the plaintiff.

4. 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.

5. Donald Trump:

   The matter of this country refusing to take back their deported citizens came before Hillary Clinton’s( State Department) desk, but she failed to take forceful action and ignored the federal law requiring her to suspend visas to countries that don’t take back their citizens.