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Synonyms & Antonyms for forceful
Synonyms
cogent, compelling, conclusive, convincing, decisive, effective, persuasive, satisfying, strong, telling
Antonyms
inconclusive, indecisive, ineffective, uncompelling, unconvincing, unpersuasive
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Church was citing case law in a forceful and persistent manner because, well, because that’s what good trial lawyers are supposed to do. — Shirley Leung, BostonGlobe.com, "Lawyer held in contempt is guilty — of acting like a man," 5 Sep. 2019 More protestors were arrested, with more forceful and blatant police violence. — Joshua Wong, Quartz, "How to fight for democracy when the government keeps throwing you in jail," 3 Sep. 2019 The beats are forceful and sometimes funky, with abrupt dynamic surges. — John Adamian, courant.com, "Electro-pop duo Phantogram at College Street," 23 Aug. 2019 Mueller, who testified before the House Judiciary Committee in the morning, appeared more forceful and prepared during his testimony before the House Intelligence Committee on Wednesday afternoon. — Anchorage Daily News, "Mueller answers Trump in testimony unlikely to change political dynamic," 25 July 2019 His administration’s most forceful and public critique of other nations over rights has been focused on adversaries such as Iran and Cuba. — NBC News, "Human rights groups lead chorus of alarm over new Trump administration commission," 23 July 2019 Indeed, in the decades before the First World War, socialist parties were the most forceful and consistent advocates of democratization. — Sheri Berman, Vox, "The development and decay of democracy," 18 June 2019 Charming in person and intimidating and forceful by reputation, Mr Thiam walked straight into a tempest. — The Economist, "Tidjane Thiam’s overhaul of Credit Suisse is paying off," 24 Aug. 2019 Sean McVay and others raised to me how much more vocal and forceful Goff has become as a leader in his fourth year. — Albert Breer, SI.com, "32 Notes From 32 NFL Training Camps," 22 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'forceful.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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