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| Main Entry: | forceful |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | effective, powerful |
| Synonyms: | cogent, commanding, compelling, convincing, dominant, dynamic, electric, elemental, energetic, forcible, gutsy*, mighty, persuasive, pithy, potent, punch, punchy*, steamroller, stringent, strong, telling, titanic, vehement, vigorous, violent, virile, weighty, ball of fire, bullish, coming on strong, constraining, powerhouse, puissant, take-charge, take-over |
| Notes: | forcible indicates the use of brute force, forced means done involuntarily, and forceful suggests a potential for force |
| Antonyms: | feeble, impotent, ineffective, meek, weak, unforceful |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | assertive |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | aggressive |
| Synonyms: | absolute, assured, certain, confident, decided, decisive, demanding, dogmatic, domineering, emphatic, firm, forceful, forward, insistent, militant, overbearing, positive, pushy, self-assured, self-confident, strong-willed, sure |
| Antonyms: | diffident, quiet, shy, unconfident |
| Main Entry: | cogent |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | effective |
| Synonyms: | apposite, apt, compelling, conclusive, consequential, convincing, fitting, forceful, forcible, influential, irresistible, meaningful, momentous, persuasive, pertinent, potent, powerful, relevant, satisfactory, satisfying, significant, solid, sound, strong, telling, urgent, valid, weighty, well-grounded, convictive, inducing, justified, puissant, suasive |
| Antonyms: | impotent, ineffective, invalid, weak |
| Main Entry: | commanding |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | superior, authoritative |
| Synonyms: | advantageous, assertive, autocratic, bossy, compelling, controlling, decisive, dictatorial, dominant, dominating, forceful, imperious, imposing, impressive, lofty, peremptory, striking, arresting, in charge |
| Antonyms: | indecisive, inferior, unassertive, uncontrolling |
| Main Entry: | decisive |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | definite |
| Synonyms: | absolute, assured, bent, certain, conclusive, crisp, critical, crucial, decided, definitive, determined, fateful, final, firm, flat out*, forceful, imperative, imperious, incisive, influential, intent, litmus test*, momentous, peremptory, positive, resolute, set, settled, significant, trenchant, all out, resolved, straight out, strong-minded |
| Antonyms: | indecisive, indefinite, procrastinating, unpositive |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | drastic |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | severe, extreme |
| Synonyms: | desperate, dire, exorbitant, extravagant, forceful, harsh, immoderate, radical, strong |
| Antonyms: | calm, collected, easy, mild |
| Main Entry: | dynamic |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | active, vital |
| Synonyms: | aggressive, changing, charismatic, compelling, driving, effective, electric, energetic, enterprising, forceful, forcible, go-ahead*, influential, intense, lively, lusty, magnetic, peppy*, potent, powerful, productive, progressive, strenuous, vehement, vigorous, zippy*, activating, coming on strong, energizing, go-getter, go-getting, highpowered, hyped-up, play for keeps, play hard ball, red-blooded*, vitalizing |
| Antonyms: | apathetic, boring, dull, inactive, passive, unexciting |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | eloquent |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | having a skillful way with words |
| Synonyms: | affecting, ardent, articulate, expressive, fervent, fervid, fluent, forceful, glib, grandiloquent, graphic, impassioned, impressive, indicative, magniloquent, meaningful, moving, outspoken, passionate, persuasive, poignant, potent, powerful, rhetorical, sententious, significant, silver-tongued*, stirring, suggestive, telling, touching, vivid, vocal, voluble, facund, revealing, smooth-spoken*, well-expressed |
| Antonyms: | dull, inarticulate |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | emphatic |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | insistent, unequivocal |
| Synonyms: | absolute, assertive, assured, categorical, certain, cogent, confident, decided, definite, definitive, determined, direct, distinct, dogmatic, dynamic, earnest, energetic, explicit, express, flat, forceful, forcible, important, impressive, marked, momentous, pointed, positive, potent, powerful, pronounced, significant, sober, solemn, striking, strong, sure, telling, trenchant, unmistakable, vigorous, accented, for a face, no mistake, resounding, stressed |
| Antonyms: | equivocal, indefinite, indistinct, insignificant, reserved, understated, unpronounced |
| Main Entry: | enthusiastic |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | interested, excited |
| Synonyms: | agog, animated, anxious, ardent, avid, concerned, crazy about*, devoted, eager, earnest, ebullient, exhilarated, exuberant, fanatical, fascinated, fervent, fervid, forceful, gung ho*, hearty, intent, keen, lively, nutty*, obsessed, passionate, pleased, rabid, red-hot*, rhapsodic, spirited, thrilled, unqualified, vehement, vigorous, wacky*, warm, wholehearted, willing, zealous, athirst, attracted, bugged, dying to, gaga, gone on, keyed up, tantalized, titillated |
| Antonyms: | apathetic, disinterested, doubting, indifferent, lethargic, pessimistic, unenthusiastic, weary, unexcited |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | explosive |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | volatile, dangerous |
| Synonyms: | bursting, charged, consequential, ebullient, fiery, forceful, frenzied, hazardous, impetuous, meteoric, overwrought, perilous, raging, rampant, stormy, tense, touchy, ugly, uncontrollable, unstable, vehement, violent, wild, at the boiling point, convulsive, detonating, detonative, eruptive, fulminant, fulminating |
| Antonyms: | calm, peaceful, safe |
| Main Entry: | forcible |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | powerful, aggressive |
| Synonyms: | active, armed, assertive, cogent, compelling, compulsory, drastic, effective, efficient, energetic, forceful, impressive, intense, mighty, militant, persuasive, potent, strong, telling, valid, vehement, vigorous, violent, weighty, coercive, puissant |
| Antonyms: | weak, nonaggressive |
| Main Entry: | hefty |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | big, bulky |
| Synonyms: | ample, awkward, beefy*, brawny, burly, colossal, cumbersome, extensive, fat, forceful, heavy, hulking, husky, large, major, massive, muscular, ponderous, powerful, robust, sizable, strapping*, strong, sturdy, substantial, tremendous, unwieldy, vigorous, weighty, large-scale, thumping |
| Antonyms: | slight, small, thin, tiny |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | Herculean |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | powerful, strong |
| Synonyms: | almighty, backbreaking, colossal, courageous, forceful, gargantuan, gigantic, hard, heroic, huge, impressive, laborious, mighty, strenuous, tough, vigorous |
| Main Entry: | high-powered |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | powerful |
| Synonyms: | authoritarian, authoritative, commanding, controlling, dominant, dynamic, effective, effectual, forceful, forcible, influential, mighty, potent, robust, ruling, strong, supreme, weighty, in control, in the saddle |
| Main Entry: | insistent |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | demanding |
| Synonyms: | assertive, burning, clamant, clamorous, continuous, crying, dire, dogged, emphatic, exigent, forceful, imperative, imperious, importunate, incessant, obstinate, peremptory, persevering, persistent, pressing, resolute, unrelenting, urgent, perseverant, reiterative, resounding |
| Antonyms: | disinterested, indifferent, lenient, tolerant |
| Main Entry: | persuasive |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | effective, influential |
| Synonyms: | alluring, cogent, compelling, conclusive, convincing, credible, effectual, efficacious, efficient, eloquent, energetic, forceful, forcible, impressive, inspiring, logical, moving, plausible, pointed, potent, powerful, seductive, slick, smooth, sound, stimulating, stringent, strong, telling, touching, unctuous, valid, weighty, winning, actuating, convictive, enticing, impelling, inducing, inveigling, luring, swaying, wheedling |
| Antonyms: | discouraging, ineffective, ineffectual, dampening, disheartening, dissuasive |
| Main Entry: | powerful |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | strong, effective |
| Synonyms: | able, almighty, authoritarian, authoritative, capable, cogent, commanding, compelling, competent, controlling, convincing, dominant, dynamic, effectual, efficacious, energetic, forceful, forcible, impressive, influential, mighty, omnipotent, paramount, persuasive, potent, preeminent, prevailing, robust, ruling, sovereign, stalwart, strapping*, sturdy, supreme, telling, upper hand*, vigorous, weighty, wicked*, all-powerful, in control, in the saddle, overruling, puissant, strengthy, wieldy |
| Antonyms: | impotent, incapable, ineffective, unable, weak |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | pushy |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | aggressive, offensive |
| Synonyms: | ambitious, assertive, bold, brash, bumptious, forceful, loud, militant, obnoxious, obtrusive, officious, presumptuous, pushing, self-assertive, pushful |
| Antonyms: | modest, quiet, shy, unassuming |
| Main Entry: | stalwart |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | strong, valiant |
| Synonyms: | athletic, bold, bound, bound and determined, brave, brawny, courageous, daring, dauntless, dependable, fearless, forceful, gutsy*, hefty, husky, indomitable, intrepid, lusty, muscular, nervy*, redoubtable, robust, rugged, sinewy, solid, spunky*, staunch, steamroller, stout, stouthearted, strapping, sturdy, substantial, tenacious, tough, unafraid, undaunted, valorous, vigorous, brick-wall, dead set on, hanging tough, powerhouse |
| Antonyms: | cowardly, meek, weak |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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