Forceful
adjective
Showing strong conviction or determination.
She made a forceful argument in favor of the new policy.
Often appears as...
- forceful argument
- forceful personality
adjective
Using physical strength or energy.
The police used forceful methods to disperse the crowd.
Often appears as...
- forceful methods
- forceful approach
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Disapproving
adjective
Showing strong conviction or determination.
She made a forceful argument in favor of the new policy.
Often appears as...
- forceful argument
- forceful personality
adjective
Using physical strength or energy.
The police used forceful methods to disperse the crowd.
Often appears as...
- forceful methods
- forceful approach
Usage tips
Disapproving
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Persuasive Speech
Used when someone speaks with strong confidence to convince others.
Her forceful plea won the support of her colleagues.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Aggressive
Indicates firmness in opinion, not hostility or violence.
His forceful tone was persuasive without being rude.
Pro Tip 3/3Captivating Presence
Often associated with individuals who have a strong, charismatic aura.
The CEO's forceful presence captivated the entire room.
Pro Tip 1/3Persuasive Speech
Used when someone speaks with strong confidence to convince others.
Her forceful plea won the support of her colleagues.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Aggressive
Indicates firmness in opinion, not hostility or violence.
His forceful tone was persuasive without being rude.
Pro Tip 3/3Captivating Presence
Often associated with individuals who have a strong, charismatic aura.
The CEO's forceful presence captivated the entire room.
Pro Tip 1/3Persuasive Speech
Used when someone speaks with strong confidence to convince others.
Her forceful plea won the support of her colleagues.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Aggressive
Indicates firmness in opinion, not hostility or violence.
His forceful tone was persuasive without being rude.
Pro Tip 3/3Captivating Presence
Often associated with individuals who have a strong, charismatic aura.
The CEO's forceful presence captivated the entire room.
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The Amreeka Interviews -...
you know she was really politically active I guess when she was younger and I think the way she's going about sending this message is in a very graceful way again as I said about not being forceful and and she has such a gift and I was just happy to be a part of you know something she was involved in she's a great director with with
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The US is addicted to...
in the trenches of the criminal legal system as public defenders, fighting for each and every client the best we could, defending people's humanity and their dignity and fighting for their freedom. And no matter how good we were as lawyers, and I like to think we were really good, and how forceful we fought on behalf of a client,
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Expanding your mind with...
that it's given us nothing less than an ontological awakening a forceful reckoning with what is allowing us to contemplate space and time on a scale just shy of the infinite and then he talks about the Deep Field photograph and he says gazing upon the deep field is like mainlining the whole of time
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Are we in control of our...
then you'll get the opportunity to write something else. If you really want to do it, you have to do it." I said, "I don't want to write about my research. I do it all day long, I want to write something a bit more free, less constrained." And this person was very forceful and said,
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Are athletes really...
and for spinning in the air. And while the large got larger and the small got smaller, the weird got weirder. The average length of the forearm of a water polo player in relation to their total arm got longer, all the better for a forceful throwing whip. And as the large got larger,
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How to create cleaner...
First, and most commonly, as coal burns, the exhaust gas can be mixed with a compound called monoethanolamine. Like a forceful power-stripping magnet, this compound bonds to the CO2, yanking it out of the gas stream so it can be stored separately underground.
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Meera Vijayann: Find...
detailing all the sexually aggressive things he could do to me because I didn't pay attention to him. At 19, I helped a friend whose parents had forcefully married her to an older man escape an abusive marriage.
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Jimmy Carter: Why I...
like this one, and where you come from, Europe and so forth, who have influence and who have freedom to speak and to act, need to take the responsibility on yourselves to be more forceful in demanding
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Loose Wild Hogs PIPE...
misses them completely actually pretty good but what happened is we had a tether there's a little more forcefully respecting from the shot that should be open out to right here or I'm standing
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These squids can fly......
Water enters that tube through small openings around the squid’s head. Then, muscles clamp these openings shut, and the squid forcefully pumps the water through the base of their body.
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The Amreeka Interviews -...
you know she was really politically active I guess when she was younger and I think the way she's going about sending this message is in a very graceful way again as I said about not being forceful and and she has such a gift and I was just happy to be a part of you know something she was involved in she's a great director with with
Video examples
The US is addicted to...
in the trenches of the criminal legal system as public defenders, fighting for each and every client the best we could, defending people's humanity and their dignity and fighting for their freedom. And no matter how good we were as lawyers, and I like to think we were really good, and how forceful we fought on behalf of a client,
Video examples
Expanding your mind with...
that it's given us nothing less than an ontological awakening a forceful reckoning with what is allowing us to contemplate space and time on a scale just shy of the infinite and then he talks about the Deep Field photograph and he says gazing upon the deep field is like mainlining the whole of time
Video examples
Are we in control of our...
then you'll get the opportunity to write something else. If you really want to do it, you have to do it." I said, "I don't want to write about my research. I do it all day long, I want to write something a bit more free, less constrained." And this person was very forceful and said,
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Are athletes really...
and for spinning in the air. And while the large got larger and the small got smaller, the weird got weirder. The average length of the forearm of a water polo player in relation to their total arm got longer, all the better for a forceful throwing whip. And as the large got larger,
Video examples
How to create cleaner...
First, and most commonly, as coal burns, the exhaust gas can be mixed with a compound called monoethanolamine. Like a forceful power-stripping magnet, this compound bonds to the CO2, yanking it out of the gas stream so it can be stored separately underground.
Video examples
Meera Vijayann: Find...
detailing all the sexually aggressive things he could do to me because I didn't pay attention to him. At 19, I helped a friend whose parents had forcefully married her to an older man escape an abusive marriage.
Video examples
Jimmy Carter: Why I...
like this one, and where you come from, Europe and so forth, who have influence and who have freedom to speak and to act, need to take the responsibility on yourselves to be more forceful in demanding
Video examples
Loose Wild Hogs PIPE...
misses them completely actually pretty good but what happened is we had a tether there's a little more forcefully respecting from the shot that should be open out to right here or I'm standing
Video examples
These squids can fly......
Water enters that tube through small openings around the squid’s head. Then, muscles clamp these openings shut, and the squid forcefully pumps the water through the base of their body.
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Noam Chomsky
American Activist
As a tactic, violence is absurd. No one can compete with the Government in violence, and the resort to violence, which will surely fail, will simply frighten and alienate some who can be reached, and will further encourage the ideologists and administrators of forceful repression.
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Julia Davis
English Comedian
If I claim I'm the opposite of my characters, then it'll just sound awful. But I tend to write the sort of things I'd never say because I'm not a very forceful person.
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Rachel Cusk
Canadian Novelist
I have some pretty forceful ideas about the world - obviously I do. But I suppose I can only really speak about them from within the protection of a literary form.
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Salvatore Quasimodo
Italian Author
Thus, the poet's word is beginning to strike forcefully upon the hearts of all men, while absolute men of letters think that they alone live in the real world.
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Ishita Dutta
Indian Actress
My sister has been a great source of support, she always tells me to listen to my heart and not do anything forcefully. That's a great advice.
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Ron Suskind
American Journalist
The media has become more forceful, has begun to recognize its traditional historic role and act on it, and truth is infectious.
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Gavin Newsom
American Politician
We must continue to step in and stand up to resist reckless rhetoric and actions in a peaceful and forceful manner.
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Karen Hughes
American Politician
I can assure you we are all strong-willed, forceful personalities and the president encourages vigorous debate.
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T. J. Miller
American Actor
I feel like I've forcefully been thrust into the tech world, and I've enjoyed every minute of it.
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Cornelia Parker
English Artist
I was my father's sidekick, in a way. He was a very dominant, forceful character.
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Noam Chomsky
American Activist
As a tactic, violence is absurd. No one can compete with the Government in violence, and the resort to violence, which will surely fail, will simply frighten and alienate some who can be reached, and will further encourage the ideologists and administrators of forceful repression.
Quote examples
Julia Davis
English Comedian
If I claim I'm the opposite of my characters, then it'll just sound awful. But I tend to write the sort of things I'd never say because I'm not a very forceful person.
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Rachel Cusk
Canadian Novelist
I have some pretty forceful ideas about the world - obviously I do. But I suppose I can only really speak about them from within the protection of a literary form.
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Salvatore Quasimodo
Italian Author
Thus, the poet's word is beginning to strike forcefully upon the hearts of all men, while absolute men of letters think that they alone live in the real world.
Quote examples
Ishita Dutta
Indian Actress
My sister has been a great source of support, she always tells me to listen to my heart and not do anything forcefully. That's a great advice.
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Ron Suskind
American Journalist
The media has become more forceful, has begun to recognize its traditional historic role and act on it, and truth is infectious.
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Gavin Newsom
American Politician
We must continue to step in and stand up to resist reckless rhetoric and actions in a peaceful and forceful manner.
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Karen Hughes
American Politician
I can assure you we are all strong-willed, forceful personalities and the president encourages vigorous debate.
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T. J. Miller
American Actor
I feel like I've forcefully been thrust into the tech world, and I've enjoyed every minute of it.
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Cornelia Parker
English Artist
I was my father's sidekick, in a way. He was a very dominant, forceful character.
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