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 of forcefully

• forcibly
• strongly
• vigorously
• firmly
• powerfully
• vehemently
• hard
• fiercely

Examples of forcefully in a Sentence

shut the door a little too forcefully and broke the glass

Recent Examples on the Web

New York Lawyers for the Public Interest has made this case for more than 20 years, and the state’s evaluation underscores it more forcefully than ever. — Sakeena Trice, New York Daily News, 19 Aug. 2026

But Juan Gonzalez, a former National Security Council senior director for the Western Hemisphere and a key architect of President Biden’s Latin America policy, told me that speaking more forcefully and having more influence are two different things. — Daniel Castro, New Yorker, 18 Aug. 2026

The leader who speaks most forcefully about what’s coming can appear to have the clearest vision. — Dev Patnaik, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026

Burke then allegedly forcefully pushed the boy’s head into a pillow, pulled him by his ankles and finished dressing him in an aggressive manner, according to WPVI, citing the footage. — Christina Coulter, PEOPLE, 12 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1663, in the meaning defined above