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

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

Examples of powerfully in a Sentence

began to row powerfully toward the shore

Recent Examples on the Web

By Mayor Harold Washington’s time in office, however, white machine aldermen organized to powerfully oppose the city’s first Black executive. —Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 10 June 2025

This can powerfully influence search rankings in the company's favor. —Chad Angle, Forbes.com, 9 June 2025

Attorney General William Tong said Francis lived simply and spoke powerfully. —Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 21 Apr. 2025

But now that Malema is on Donald Trump’s radar, the president might push back powerfully on Malema’s links to Hamas and the VBS saga, Max Meizlish, senior research analyst at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, told Fox News Digital. —Paul Tilsley, FOXNews.com, 31 May 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1589, in the meaning defined above