powerfully

adverb

pow·​er·​ful·​ly ˈpau̇(-ə)r-f(ə-)lē 

: in a powerful manner

She expressed her opinions very powerfully.

: to a strong or powerful extent

a powerfully moving film

a powerfully aromatic dish

a powerfully built athlete

He was powerfully influenced by their advice.

Neither words nor the most detailed painting can evoke a moment of vanished time as powerfully and as completely as a good photograph.

—Beaumont Newhall

Synonyms of powerfully

• strongly
• vigorously
• forcibly
• fiercely
• firmly
• hard
• forcefully

Examples of powerfully in a Sentence

began to row powerfully toward the shore

Recent Examples on the Web

And why do their efforts resonate so powerfully today? —Stephanie Bai, The Atlantic, 12 Apr. 2026

The city’s gravitational pull operates differently, and more powerfully, for the billions in the Global South than for the few Western expatriates who fled at the first missile alert. —Bobby Ghosh, Time, 8 Apr. 2026

Made with two hocks and bacon, the greens and the potlikker are powerfully rich and savory. —Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 1 Apr. 2026

Spatial disorientation occurs when sensory information from the inner ear provides a powerfully misleading sensation of up and down. —Jeff Wise, Vulture, 30 Mar. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1589, in the meaning defined above