forceful
adj.
strong, powerful, vigorous; effective; driven by force
forceful
Adjective
1. characterized by or full of force or strength (often but not necessarily physical); "a forceful speaker"; "a forceful personality"; "forceful measures"; "a forceful plan for peace"
(antonym) forceless, unforceful, weak
(similar) bruising
2. forceful and definite in expression or action; "the document contained a particularly emphatic guarantee of religious liberty"
(synonym) emphatic
(similar) assertive
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Eating into the wood by three tenths on an inch.
Originally, this idiom was used to describe forceful calligraphy with bold strokes that ate into the wood. Nowadays the phrase mostly alludes to incisive writings or views. Penetrating. Profound. Keen.
forceful
Synonyms and related words:
accented, accentuated, acid, active, acute, adventuresome, adventurous, aggressive, ambitious, animated, armipotent, assertive, authoritative, beefy, biting, bouncing, brisk, cogent, compelling, constraining, convincing, corrosive, cutting, decided, doughty, driving, dynamic, effective, efficacious, emphasized, emphatic, energetic, enterprising, enthusiastic, forcible, forcy, full of pep, full-blooded, full-strength, go-ahead, go-go, gutsy, gutty, hale, hard, hard as nails, hardy, hearty, hefty, high-potency, high-powered, high-pressure, high-tension, husky, hustling, imperative, impetuous, impressive, in force, in power, in red letters, incisive, insistent, intense, iron-hard, irresistible, italicized, keen, kinetic, lively, living, logical, lusty, manful, meaty, mettlesome, mighty, mighty in battle, mordant, nervous, nervy, obstinate, operative, penetrating, peppy, persuasive, piercing, pithy, poignant, pointed, positive, potent, powerful, prepotent, puissant, punchy, punctuated, pushful, pushing, pushy, red-blooded, resounding, robust, robustious, rugged, ruling, sensational, sinewed, sinewy, slashing, smacking, snappy, spanking, spirited, stalwart, starred, steely, stout, strapping, strenuous, stressed, striking, strong, strong as brandy, strong as strong, strong-willed, sturdy, take-charge, take-over, telling, trenchant, underlined, underscored, up-and-coming, valid, venturesome, venturous, vibrant, vigorous, virile, vital, vivacious, vivid, weighty, zestful, zesty, zippy
Source: Moby Thesaurus, which is part of the
Moby Project created by Grady Ward. In 1996 Grady Ward placed this thesaurus in the public domain.
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