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

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

Perhaps most powerfully, build bridges across differences. —Marianne Schnall, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025

Cage’s haunted delivery, contrasting powerfully with Knell’s anxious, terrified giggling, gives the scene a metaphysical kick. —Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 28 May 2025

But by the end, this has become an affecting family drama, and one that taps powerfully into uncertainty as a way of life. —Christian Blauvelt, IndieWire, 23 May 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1589, in the meaning defined above