English adjective: forceful | |||
1. | forceful characterized by or full of force or strength (often but not necessarily physical) | ||
Samples | A forceful speaker. A forceful personality. Forceful measures. A forceful plan for peace. | ||
Similar | bruising, drastic, emphatic, exclamatory, firm, forcible, impellent, impetuous, physical, sharp, strong, strong-arm | ||
Antonyms | forceless, unforceful | ||
2. | forceful forceful and definite in expression or action | ||
Samples | The document contained a particularly emphatic guarantee of religious liberty. | ||
Synonyms | emphatic | ||
Similar | assertive, self-asserting, self-assertive | ||
Antonyms | unassertive | ||