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

Buckingham Palace has forcefully pushed back against the allegation. — Sophie Tanno, CNN Money, 23 Sep. 2026

After the election of 1948, in which the Americans forcefully intervened to block the left from power, Italy was run by a coalition that was far more conservative than many had hoped. — Max Norman, Harpers Magazine, 22 Sep. 2026

According to police, Payne tried to forcefully take a 4-year-old boy outside a McDonald's on Eastern Parkway near Utica Avenue. — Katie Houlis, CBS News, 20 Sep. 2026

The big Amendment 3 news this week was in suburban Orlando where sheriffs, police, fire chiefs and unions all forcefully called for defeat of Amendment 3. — Steve Bousquet, Sun Sentinel, 19 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1663, in the meaning defined above