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[syn: emphatic, forceful]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Forceful \Force"ful\, a.
Full of or processing force; exerting force; mighty. --
Force"ful*ly, adv.
[1913 Webster]
Against the steed he threw
His forceful spear. --Dryden.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
forceful
adj 1: 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" [ant: forceless, unforceful]
2: forceful and definite in expression or action; "the document
contained a particularly emphatic guarantee of religious
liberty" [syn: emphatic, forceful]
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:
147 Moby Thesaurus words for "forceful":
accented, accentuated, acid, active, acute, adventuresome,
adventurous, aggressive, ambitious, animated, armipotent,
assertive, authoritative, beefy, biting, bouncing, brisk, cogent,
compelling, constraining, convincing, corrosive, cutting, decided,
doughty, driving, dynamic, effective, efficacious, emphasized,
emphatic, energetic, enterprising, enthusiastic, forcible, forcy,
full of pep, full-blooded, full-strength, go-ahead, go-go, gutsy,
gutty, hale, hard, hard as nails, hardy, hearty, hefty,
high-potency, high-powered, high-pressure, high-tension, husky,
hustling, imperative, impetuous, impressive, in force, in power,
in red letters, incisive, insistent, intense, iron-hard,
irresistible, italicized, keen, kinetic, lively, living, logical,
lusty, manful, meaty, mettlesome, mighty, mighty in battle,
mordant, nervous, nervy, obstinate, operative, penetrating, peppy,
persuasive, piercing, pithy, poignant, pointed, positive, potent,
powerful, prepotent, puissant, punchy, punctuated, pushful,
pushing, pushy, red-blooded, resounding, robust, robustious,
rugged, ruling, sensational, sinewed, sinewy, slashing, smacking,
snappy, spanking, spirited, stalwart, starred, steely, stout,
strapping, strenuous, stressed, striking, strong, strong as brandy,
strong as strong, strong-willed, sturdy, take-charge, take-over,
telling, trenchant, underlined, underscored, up-and-coming, valid,
venturesome, venturous, vibrant, vigorous, virile, vital,
vivacious, vivid, weighty, zestful, zesty, zippy