forceful
adjective
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- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 adjective
characterized by or full of force or strength (often but not necessarily physical)
a forceful speaker
Related & opposite
- forceless antonym
- forcefulness derivation
- bruising similar to
- drastic similar to
- exclamatory similar to
- firm similar to
- strong-arm similar to
- impellent similar to
- impetuous similar to
- sharp similar to
Sense 2 adjective
forceful and definite in expression or action
the document contained a particularly emphatic guarantee of religious liberty
Related & opposite
- forcefulness derivation
- vehemence derivation
- emphasis derivation
- emphasis derivation
- assertive similar to
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | antonym | Related & opposite | forceless |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | forcefulness |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | bruising |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | drastic |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | exclamatory |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | firm |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | strong-arm |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | impellent |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | impetuous |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | sharp |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | forcefulness |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | vehemence |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | emphasis |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | emphasis |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | assertive |