Meaning

1 senses
  1. Capable of either physical or coercive force; powerful.

    forceful leader

    forceful speech

    energisch, zwingend

    characterized by or full of force or strength (often but not necessarily physical)

Examples

11 sentences
  1. Tom is forceful.

    Том вольовий. — deniko

    deTom ist kraftvoll. — Felixjp

  2. Tom is a forceful leader.

  3. Don't be afraid to be forceful in selling your product.

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  4. Jane said in a forceful manner that she was right.

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  5. He was a forceful leader.

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Translations

2 languages
Deutsch
By meaning 1
powerful:

Origin

From force + -ful.

From force + -ful.

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Forms

more forceful, most forceful
Comparativemore forceful Lesson
Superlativemost forceful Lesson

regular

Synonyms

3 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • forceful and definite in expression or action:emphatic

Antonyms

2 antonyms

Word family

5 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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