Explore Forceful through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like emphatic or sharp. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Forceful meaning
Capable of either physical or coercive force; powerful.
Synonyms of Forceful
Using Forceful
- The main meaning on this page is: Capable of either physical or coercive force; powerful.
- Useful related words include: emphatic, forceless, sharp, impetuous.
- In the example corpus, forceful often appears in combinations such as: more forceful, forceful and, and forceful.
Context around Forceful
- Average sentence length in these examples: 25.2 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 10 middle, 7 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Forceful
- In this selection, "forceful" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 25.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, less, confident, motivator, dissent and arrow stand out and add context to how "forceful" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a more forceful approach than and and the forceful subjugation of. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "forceful" sits close to words such as amos, anchors and arid, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with forceful
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Organized labor made a forceful argument for New York City. (10 words)
Following their tepid first half, Arsenal were the more forceful side after the break. (14 words)
Even fewer are standing alongside him in resisting Xi’s forceful anti-Americanism in the Indo Pacific. (17 words)
In a video announcing the suspension, player safety called it “a forceful body check on a player who is not eligible to be hit and is not prepared to protect himself” and disagreed with Hartman's argument that he was just bracing for contact. (44 words)
In the first half, as much as Vale were the USA Ryder Cup team on day one, unable to make any sort of impression, they were very much Europe in the second half – confident, forceful and producing a much better display. (41 words)
I hold the bundle to my face and take a nostalgic sniff of newsprint, then deposit it in front of Nyx’s bedroom door, where a poster of a glowering James Dean guards against forceful entry. (36 words)
Example sentences (20)
After all, elected officials are ultimately accountable to their constituents and a well-informed electorate can be a forceful motivator.
As he arrived at the summit at a castle in the Moldovan countryside, Mr Vucic was less forceful than Ms Osmani in his rhetoric.
As Justice Elena Kagan argued in her brief but forceful dissent, the decision both embodied and crystallized the growing critiques of the shadow docket.
Because Forceful Arrow applies Vulnerable after three shots and Barrage applies Vulnerable after three casts, there is a perfect synergy with Combo Points.
Dion was forceful as she directly addressed Boxall, telling him he’s 28 years old and he should know better.
Even fewer are standing alongside him in resisting Xi’s forceful anti-Americanism in the Indo Pacific.
Farrell had shaded the early phase of his duel with Ford but Manu Tuilagi’s forceful runs through Saracens’ midfield marked him out as the most dangerous player on the field.
Following their tepid first half, Arsenal were the more forceful side after the break.
Given the enormous power differences between Jews and Palestinians and the forceful subjugation of the latter group, the Jewish nation rapidly converted itself in an oppressor nation of the Palestinians.
However, in downplaying “office flight” and tumbling demand as the biggest threats to the office sector, bankers say other factors emerge as being just as forceful.
I hold the bundle to my face and take a nostalgic sniff of newsprint, then deposit it in front of Nyx’s bedroom door, where a poster of a glowering James Dean guards against forceful entry.
In a video announcing the suspension, player safety called it “a forceful body check on a player who is not eligible to be hit and is not prepared to protect himself” and disagreed with Hartman's argument that he was just bracing for contact.
In its response to the balloon, the Biden administration may be trying to show China that the U.S. is taking a more forceful approach than it has in the past.
In the first half, as much as Vale were the USA Ryder Cup team on day one, unable to make any sort of impression, they were very much Europe in the second half – confident, forceful and producing a much better display.
It is widely acknowledged, though sadly unfulfilled, that Palestinian refugees, regardless of the specific events which triggered their forceful displacement, have "inalienable" rights under international law.
Kennedy can be forceful in denouncing aspects of U.S. militarism – making valid points about hawkish foreign policies that shun diplomacy while enriching military contractors.
Last November, human rights organization Amnesty International said Russia was “likely” committing crimes against humanity, citing instances of the forceful transfer and deportation of people from Ukraine.
Obviously, both Viltrumites and Saiyans valued strength and power above any other attribute, developing a forceful, violent mentality.
One day later, after a losing three-run effort, Melvin’s tune sounded a little more forceful.
Organized labor made a forceful argument for New York City.
Common combinations with forceful
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- more forceful 23×
- forceful and 22×
- and forceful 21×
- the forceful 17×
- was forceful 10×
- be forceful 7×
- forceful in 7×
- with forceful 7×
- forceful response 5×
- less forceful 4×