powerfully

Synonyms

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

Antonyms

feebly, gently, softly, weakly;

Near Antonyms

delicately, faintly, frailly, shakily;

bloodlessly, halfheartedly, languidly, lazily, listlessly, spiritlessly;

impotently, ineffectively, ineffectually, lamely, nervelessly, spinelessly, uncertainly;

Related Words

fiercely, hammer and tongs, robustly, roughshod, sharply, vehemently, violently;

actively, animatedly, briskly, crisply, eagerly, gamely, heartily, lustily, snappily, spiritedly, spunkily, vivaciously;

decidedly, determinedly, directly, emphatically, intensively, intently, purposefully, resolutely, rigidly, smartly, solidly, soundly, squarely, steadfastly, steadily, sturdily, surely;

aggressively, assertively, manfully, potently;

Phrases

like gangbusters, to beat the band, with a vengeance, with might and main;