Synonyms of forcible

forcible

adjective

as in forceful

Synonyms & Similar Words

• forceful
• powerful
• potent
• mighty
• muscular
• athletic
• strong
• sinewy
• brawny
• stout
• puissant
• trim
• stalwart
• virile
• rugged
• masculine
• burly
• beefy
• fit
• husky
• vigorous
• able-bodied
• sturdy
• strapping
• energetic
• strengthened
• robust
• tough
• lusty
• sound
• healthy
• energized
• toughened
• hale
• hearty
• hard
• vitalized
• inured
• invigorated
• red-blooded

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• feeble
• weak
• delicate
• frail
• challenged
• disabled
• incapacitated
• wimpy
• powerless
• paralyzed
• small
• impotent
• slight
• weakling
• unfit
• unhealthy
• puny
• unathletic

Examples of forcible in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Filed on behalf of 21 women incarcerated at the California Institution for Women, the lawsuit included allegations of forcible rape, groping and oral copulation, as well as threats of violence and punishment with abusive conduct, from 2014 to 2020. —Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2024

Five city employees testified that Jacobs subjected them to unwanted, inappropriate or otherwise discomfiting physical contact at work, including a forcible kiss, massages, squeezes and tight hugs. —Tom Dreisbach, NPR, 3 Sep. 2024

In 1999, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) began a brutal persecution of Falun Gong practitioners, which later escalated to the forcible removal of their organs for profit. —Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 7 Aug. 2024

The policy says officers are only allowed to chase for forcible felonies. —Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 17 July 2024