forcefully

adverb

force·​ful·​ly ˈfȯrs-fə-lē 

: in a forceful, powerful, or emphatic manner

speaking forcefully

pushing forcefully through the crowd

She forcefully denied the charges.

Congestive heart failure develops when the heart becomes too weak to pump forcefully enough.

—Paul G. Donohue

Our child's disability forcefully reminds us of what really matters in life.

—Barbara Gill

Synonyms

• dynamically
• energetically
• explosively
• firmly
• forcibly
• hard
• mightily
• muscularly
• powerfully
• roundly
• stiffly
• stoutly
• strenuously
• strongly
• sturdily
• vigorously

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web

But Serena forcefully pushes her away, claiming June wants to kill her and her baby. —Matt Cabral, EW.com, 19 Oct. 2022

The company also changed the end time for free employee meals to 6 p.m., from 6:30 p.m. Office real estate hasn’t been spared either, especially as the company pushes into the metaverse more forcefully. —Paige Mcglauflin, Fortune, 19 Oct. 2022

The leadership of the American Cancer Society, headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, is pushing back forcefully on the conclusions of a large and randomized new study that reportedly questions the efficacy of preventative colonoscopy screenings. —Deirdre A. Reilly | Fox News, Fox News, 11 Oct. 2022

Planned Parenthood has forcefully rejected Sanger’s beliefs. —Francine Kiefer, The Christian Science Monitor, 2 Aug. 2022

However, something stronger is needed alongside them, a marker rejecting the Biden pro-regulatory agenda more forcefully even than Biden rejected the Trump liberalization agenda with his series of revocations of Trump actions. —Clyde Wayne Crews Jr., Forbes, 25 Oct. 2021

Calcium ions — a version of the element that carry a positive charge — are important messengers that regulate heart function, including how quickly and how forcefully the organ contracts. —Kaitlin Sullivan, NBC News, 20 Feb. 2023

Military analysts have said disciplinary problems can arise when rank-and-file troops see the erosion of rules set clearly and forcefully by senior leaders, opening the door to other challenges of their authority. —Alex Horton, Anchorage Daily News, 10 Jan. 2023

Capitol police would have received assistance quickly and forcefully. —Elaine Ayala, San Antonio Express-News, 5 Jan. 2023

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Word History

First Known Use

1663, in the meaning defined above