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

Then, why can’t positive mindsets also powerfully influence our careers too? —Vicki Salemi, Boston Herald, 23 Nov. 2025

One project has stood out as the winner today for its bold, emotionally resonant, and universally relevant story that has the potential to speak powerfully to audiences of every generation. —Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 22 Nov. 2025

The challenge is to find the correct explanation that fits all facets of our observations, and is still powerfully predictive for what signals should appear versus the ones that actually showed up. —Big Think, 13 Nov. 2025

Lasting under eight minutes, the sketch evokes German uniform worship and the accompanying demand for humiliation as powerfully as the stern psychosocial analysis of the day did. —David Denby, New Yorker, 10 Nov. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1589, in the meaning defined above