Synonyms of forcefulness

forcefulness

noun

1

as in effectiveness

the capacity to persuade

the forcefulness of his argument is indisputable

Synonyms & Similar Words

• effectiveness
• conclusiveness
• strength
• authority
• persuasiveness
• validity
• cogency
• credibility
• persuasion
• convincingness
• power
• soundness
• force
• impact
• suasiveness
• influence
• appeal
• weight
• believability
• punch
• might
• definitiveness
• authoritativeness
• seductiveness
• sway

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• ineffectiveness
• inconclusiveness
• invalidity
• ineffectuality
• unsoundness
• ineffectualness
• shakiness
• weakness
• powerlessness
• feebleness

2

as in impact

the quality of an utterance that provokes interest and produces an effect

delivered the punch line with appropriate forcefulness

Synonyms & Similar Words

• effectiveness
• impact
• significance
• force
• importance
• punch
• cogency
• point
• appeal
• attraction
• charm
• payoff
• fascination

3

as in intensity

the quality or state of being forceful (as in expression)

her clenched teeth only added to the forcefulness of her words

Synonyms & Similar Words

• intensity
• intenseness
• aggressiveness
• emphasis
• vigorousness
• violence
• assertiveness
• vehemence
• strength
• fierceness
• warmth
• power
• potency
• eloquence
• insistence
• fervor
• directness
• fervency
• stridency
• incisiveness
• ardor
• vividness
• straightforwardness
• clearness
• ardency
• passion
• vociferousness
• plainness
• absoluteness
• fervidness
• incision

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• weakness
• ambiguity
• mildness
• feebleness
• subtlety
• lightness
• delicacy
• equivocation