forcefulness

noun

1
as in effectiveness
the capacity to persuade the forcefulness of his argument is indisputable

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2
as in impact
the quality of an utterance that provokes interest and produces an effect delivered the punch line with appropriate forcefulness

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3
as in intensity
the quality or state of being forceful (as in expression) her clenched teeth only added to the forcefulness of her words

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Recent Examples of forcefulness Evers, a seventy-four-year-old former science teacher, is not normally the loudest or most confrontational of politicians, so his forcefulness got attention. — Benjamin Wallace-Wells, New Yorker, 12 Aug. 2026 Being reflective in meetings but getting mistaken for being hesitant, while fast talk and forcefulness are praised as decisiveness. — Teresa Hopke, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026 Jackson’s allies have emphasized the forcefulness of his message and convictions. — Matt Brown, Los Angeles Times, 8 Mar. 2026 While most players publicly say they don’t wish to be traded, there was a forcefulness in Rust’s tone when the topic would arise. — Josh Yohe, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2026 Michael is stunned by the usually reclusive Creed's sudden forcefulness. — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 16 Feb. 2026 But the forcefulness of pastors' rhetoric about Kirk has provoked conflicting feelings for some believers. — Taylor Seely, AZCentral.com, 22 Oct. 2025 What follows are 165 pages about what the future of AI will look like, drawn with clarity and theoretical forcefulness. — Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for forcefulness
  1. effectiveness
  2. impact
  3. intensity
  4. conclusiveness
  5. significance
  6. aggressiveness
  7. strength
  8. force
Noun
  • Under Kennedy, the FDA has set up extra hurdles for vaccine testing and blocked the publication of research into the effectiveness of COVID-19 shots.
    — Matthew Perrone, Chicago Tribune, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Under Kennedy, the FDA has also set up extra hurdles for vaccine testing and blocked the publication of research into the effectiveness of COVID-19 shots.
    — Ali Swenson, Los Angeles Times, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of effectiveness
Noun
  • And how much of a team’s ranking is based on program history versus the number of returning starters — or perhaps the impact of portal recruits and/or true freshmen?
    — Mike Griffith, AJC.com, 22 Aug. 2026
  • From DiPietro on out, to defenseman Frederic Brunet to Fraser Minten to Marat Khusnutdinov to the club’s top prospect James Hagens, those players will have to have positive impacts if this team is to compete in the deadly Atlantic Division.
    — Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of impact
Noun
  • Scientists warn that climate change is exacerbating the frequency and intensity of heat and dryness.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 20 Aug. 2026
  • The intensity of weather events in that span caused significant devastation across the state, and the August storms have only exacerbated the impact on communities and local governments.
    — John Tufts, IndyStar, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of intensity
Noun
  • On Friday morning, Burke’s defense team tried to sow doubt about the conclusiveness of the autopsy conducted in the case.
    — Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 24 July 2026
  • But his dictionary, with its conclusiveness, was a huge publishing success.
    — Louis Menand, New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2025
Definition of conclusiveness
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  • Keep it up Keeping in mind that the Chiefs chose not to play several players of significance in their first preseason game, their two best players were rookie running back Emmett Johnson on offense and safety Jaden Hicks on defense.
    — Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Two intense races are at the top of the ticket, and the results will not only hold significance for Georgians at home, but also for Georgia's representation in Congress.
    — Irene Wright, USA Today, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of significance
Noun
  • Video from the Virginia incident, which shows an agent with a gun, has reignited conversations about the aggressiveness of ICE enforcement.
    — Juan Benn Jr, Washington Post, 12 Aug. 2026
  • She’s learned how to channel her competitiveness and aggressiveness in a much better way, a more productive way.
    — Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of aggressiveness
Noun
  • Highlighting the strength of the two countries’ ties, Russian state media has shown images of North Korean troops in training inside Russia over the past year, and Kim Jong Un opened a memorial to North Korea’s Ukraine dead in April.
    — Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Communities still recovering from last weekend’s hurricane in Hawaii could get pounded again in coming days from another tropical system gaining strength over warm Pacific waters.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of strength
Noun
  • Peel, who is an expert on the Mexican cattle trade, told CNN that screwworm isn’t the primary force behind high cattle prices, and sees the issue as a fig-leaf for a broader anti-free trade agenda.
    — Max Saltman, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2026
  • Hyperliquid, which lets users trade through self-custody wallets rather than a traditional centralized exchange, has emerged as a major force in crypto derivatives trading over the past year.
    — Camila Grigera Naón, Fortune, 21 Aug. 2026
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