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powerfully

powerfully

34 3.6
In a very strong and forceful way
  • adverb
  • /ˈpaʊərfəli/
translation icon : con fuerza
  • She argued her point powerfully, convincing everyone in the room to support her.
  • powerfully move
  • powerfully speak
  • powerfully influence

And now he was short of stature but very powerfully built and compact.

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Examples

  • For the first time, my daughter powerfully let her presence be felt.

    Fiction book (1997)
  • Just one month ago, our citizens powerfully reaffirmed the promise of America.

  • I think other people were powerfully moved by it.

  • And you just taught us that incredible memory comes from being powerfully present.

  • Academic content put with music is powerfully connected to the brain.

    Academic text (2008)
  • But writing clearly, powerfully for a broad audience is also crucial.

  • So what I want to say, I think that what you say very powerfully really captures what is real.

  • Even so, the implied dialogue still acts to powerfully reveal character.

    Academic text (2011)
  • Perhaps no factor affects learning so powerfully as the judicious use of reward.

    Academic text (1994)
  • So stay tuned and hear what RFK Junior has to say that is so powerfully influential in the upcoming election.

Synonyms

strongly
vspowerfully
638 1.0

In a very forceful or certain way

is broader, adding influence and effect beyond mere intensity
overwhelmingly
vspowerfully
151 4.7

By a very large amount that makes it hard to refuse

is strong but not always to the extreme of overpowering effect
forcefully
vspowerfully
49 3.5

In a strong way that uses a lot of power

also covers influence and authority, not only energetic impact
vehemently
vspowerfully
  • Formal
41 7.4

To speak or act with strong feeling and force

is broader, not necessarily involving strong personal emotion
emphatically
vspowerfully
38 5.5

In a strong, definite way that shows no doubt

is broader, including forceful effect without stressing certainty
mightily
vspowerfully
24 4.0

To do something with great force or effort

adds sense of causing change or influence beyond effort
resoundingly
vspowerfully
6 6.2

In a very clear and strong way that people easily notice

is similar but can be less extreme and more generally forceful
robustly
vspowerfully
5 4.4

In a strong and forceful way

is more about causing impact or influence than physical vigor
compellingly
vspowerfully
3 4.8

In a way that makes people pay close attention and believe it

focuses more on general force or influence rather than persuasion
assertively
vspowerfully
2 5.1

In a confident, firm way that makes your opinions and needs clear

is about force or influence beyond confident personal expression
potently
vspowerfully
1 5.4

In a way that has a strong effect on people or things

is similar but can also mean forceful action, not only effect
overpoweringly
vspowerfully
1 7.4

In a very strong way that is hard to resist

is strong too but not necessarily overwhelming or irresistible
commandingly
vspowerfully
1 5.8

To act in a strong, confident way that shows authority

can be forceful but also includes non-authoritative strong influence
influentially
vspowerfully
6.0

In a way that makes people change their ideas or actions

is broader, also covering sheer force or energetic action

Antonyms

35 1.0

In a way that shows little strength or energy

In a way that does not get the result you want

How Strongly

overwhelmingly
151 4.7
forcefully
49 3.5
powerfully
34 3.6
firmly
92 1.0
gently
372 1.0

Surface Forms

powerfully positive

Morphology

powerfully = powerful (transparent) = power + ful + ly

Formed regularly from the adjective 'powerful' by adding the productive adverbial suffix '-ly', yielding the straightforward meaning 'in a powerful way'.

Etymology

The word powerfully comes from power, a word that once meant 'ability' or 'to be able'. That's why powerfully describes doing something with great strength, force, or influence.