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

• 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

No other real-world island so powerfully conjures the horrors of incarceration with the natural beauty of an imperiled world, all in the shadow of a tech industry intent on bending the world into a new shape. —Emma Sloley august 14, Literary Hub, 14 Aug. 2025

The proud, resilient German Jewish community shared new concerns about antisemitism that has been so powerfully condemned and confronted by German law, policy, and institutions since the rebirth of Germany’s 1949 constitution. —Susan Greene Pallot, Sun Sentinel, 13 Aug. 2025

Nobel laureate Daniel Kahneman’s research shows that people feel losses twice as powerfully as equivalent gains. —Roger Dooley, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2025

Most powerfully, scholarship recipients and their families experience moments of profound gratitude. —Melissa Noel, Essence, 2 Aug. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1589, in the meaning defined above