forceful
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4.3
- adjective
- /ˈfɔrsfəl/
:
enérgico
- She adopted a forceful tone when expressing her concerns to the committee.
- a forceful statement
- forceful action
- more forceful
Rather, mastery was by nature a forceful collective assault.
- Rather, mastery was by nature a forceful collective assault.
- He came out punching, forceful, strong voice.
- You don't want to be too forceful about that.
- You know, aggression can be defined in terms of a forceful hit, a bite and so on.
- And Rodger was a very for intellectually intense, very forceful individual.
- And so I probably should have been a little bit more forceful early on.
- And Schumer's office suggests, hey, now, we made the forceful case that maybe Biden should step down.
- While they were minors and he was very forceful.
- was a beacon for me on how to live. She was a very forceful person in my life
- The Lord makes use of instruments of people who are forceful.
- I want it to be clean and compact and forceful.
- And she could only do that by acting in a very forceful way.
- And it you may have to meet that behaviour with something very forceful.
- Shell and Veronica are constantly putting eggs because they're both equally as forceful and they both are power hungry.
Examples
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Do you think you could be a little more forceful next time?
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Your aunt must have been quite a forceful woman.
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We need to be very forceful in all three of those things.
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And so I probably should have been a little bit more forceful early on.
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The will of the Church was forceful.
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At times she sounds strong and forceful; at times she can barely hold it together.
Fiction book (1995) -
I gather Mrs. Castle is quite a forceful woman.
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And then she said, 'I really admire the strong, forceful lines in your paintings.'
Fiction book (1996) -
You're so much more forceful than the other one.
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Karinga was a very forceful person in terms of expressing his point of view.
Synonyms
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1.0
Having great power or influence over people
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1.7
Having great physical strength, like a strong machine or person
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3.6
Determined and energetic in trying to reach goals
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3.0
Showing great power, anger or passion
133
7.0
A person or thing that is very powerful and makes people feel respect and fear
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4.9
Saying opinions clearly and strongly in public
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4.2
Showing confidence when saying what you want or think
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5.2
It shows strong feeling and makes a point clearly
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7.2
Very loud and harsh in a way that feels unpleasant
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5.6
Direct and strong speech, writing, or action that shocks people
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7.7
Showing very strong feeling that is hard to ignore
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8.4
Very bold and rude in a way that forces people to notice
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4.8
Having a powerful, direct style that makes a strong impression
Being confident and forceful when you speak or act, sometimes sounding rude
Antonyms
How Forceful
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word forceful comes from force meaning 'strength' or 'power' and the ending -ful meaning 'full of'. So a forceful person or action is 'full of force', strong and confident.