Synonyms for forceful

Most common

powerful · assertive · emphatic · forcible · obtrusive

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Adjective

Antonyms

gentle, forceless, light

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Definitions

1. adj. 1

   Capable of either physical or coercive force; powerful.

   She gave a forceful argument against the proposal.

Example sentences

• powerful His powerful speech carried the audience with him.
• assertive Fadil was kind of reserved, not assertive at all.
• emphatic I have pretty much forgotten the emphatic constructions.
• forcible He had to take a forcible approach to the stuck window.
• obtrusive He tried to be less obtrusive.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

6 letters

strong¹, robust², potent², cogent², virile²

7 letters

nervous², drastic²

8 letters

powerful³, vigorous³, emphatic³, forcible³, vehement³

9 letters

energetic⁴, assertive³, strenuous³, impetuous³, obtrusive³

11 letters

domineering⁴

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (robust² = 2 syllables).