English word

Forceful

Definitions

adjective

  1. possessing or filled with force : effective

Synonyms for forceful

Closest evidence-backed alternatives.

  • compelling
  • strong
  • conclusive
  • powerful
  • pushy
  • resolute
  • nervy
  • driving
  • unwavering
  • dominant
  • pushing
  • competitive
  • dauntless
  • resilient
  • titanic

Synonyms by context

Determined and assertive in nature

adjective

Showing strength and firmness

adjective

Compelling, able or likely to persuade

adjective

  • convincing
  • persuasive
  • effective
  • cogent
  • telling
  • sound

Antonyms for forceful

  • nonassertive
  • frail
  • faint
  • malleable
  • accommodating
  • amenable

Opposite of determined and assertive in nature

  • nonassertive
  • nonemphatic
  • unemphatic
  • weak
  • enervated
  • exhausted
  • faint
  • feeble
  • frail
  • powerless

Opposite of showing strength and firmness

  • uncertain
  • hesitant
  • tentative
  • unsure
  • equivocal
  • tame

Opposite of compelling, able or likely to persuade

  • unconvincing
  • inconclusive
  • indecisive
  • uncompelling
  • unpersuasive
  • apathetic
  • gentle
  • idle
  • inactive
  • lethargic

Phrases

  • all out
  • as clear as a bell
  • as game as Ned Kelly
  • as keen as mustard
  • at the boiling point
  • ball of fire
  • bent on
  • bent upon
  • bound and determined
  • bowing down
  • bright-eyed and bushy-tailed
  • can't win
  • carrying a lot of weight
  • champing at the bit
  • chomping at the bit
  • coming on strong
  • crack the whip
  • dead set
  • desiring success
  • eager beaver