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 | ||