Synonyms for forceful
ˈfɔrs fəl, ˈfoʊrs-force·ful

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1. forcefuladjective

   Antonyms:
   gentle

2. forcefuladjective

   Antonyms:
   gentle

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1. forcefuladjective

   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"

   Synonyms:
   emphatic

   Antonyms:
   unforceful, wimpish, unassertive, forceless, wimpy

2. emphatic, forcefuladjective

   forceful and definite in expression or action

   "the document contained a particularly emphatic guarantee of religious liberty"

   Synonyms:
   emphasized, exclamatory, emphasised, emphatic

   Antonyms:
   wimpish, unassertive, unforceful, forceless, wimpy

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1. List of paraphrases for "forceful":

   strong, vigorous, energetic, powerful, robust, convincing, firm

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1. Kevin Cramer:

   President Trump is harder to defend than President Trump is to explain sometimes, i wish President Trump would have been more forceful.

2. Jim Baker:

   The second thing: It sounds like it's a resignation letter. It sounds forceful. ... I can no longer do my job. That's what you say when you decide to walk out the door.

3. Jackson Lee:

   Mr. Safi came across the Rio Grande with a group of migrants after being beaten in another country and desperate to find a way to reach America to see freedom, unfortunately, his entry was at a non-port of entry and Mr. Safi has been held ever since in detention facilities. What happened over the last couple of weeks was a strategic and forceful effort to bring all agencies together to make the right decision for Mr. Safi.

4. John Kasich:

   We must be more forceful in the battle of ideas. U.S. public diplomacy and international broadcasting have lost their focus on the case for Western values and ideals and effectively countering our opponents' propaganda and disinformation, i will consolidate them into a new agency that has a clear mandate to promote the core, Judeo-Christian, Western values that we and our friends and allies share -- the values of human rights, the values of democracy, freedom of speech, freedom of religion and freedom of association.

5. Jim Inhofe:

   I would think he would use his influence where the audience could actually do something about it, in a way, I think it was less forceful on those subjects than I thought it would be.