FORCIBLY Synonyms: 82 Similar and Opposite Words

forcibly

adverb

as in strongly

in a vigorous and forceful manner the disruptive passenger was forcibly removed from the plane

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Recent Examples of forcibly The incident Sunday involved the top fashion executive forcibly restraining two employees of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals and putting his hands over their mouths at the runway show for Cos, a brand owned by H&M. — CNN Money, 19 Sep. 2026 The plaintiffs alleged that some of those classified as especiales were taken to military facilities, interrogated, tortured, killed or forcibly disappeared. — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 18 Sep. 2026 Nearly 30 years after a million starving aliens were stranded near Johannesburg, a bureaucrat tasked with forcibly relocating them is exposed to an alien chemical and starts to experience changes. — Sara Netzley, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Sep. 2026 Rakchongcharoen was the spokesperson for a community of Karen folks living in the mountains of west Thailand when they were forcibly evicted by Thai authorities. — Beatrice Loayza, Variety, 9 Sep. 2026 Technical users might want to experiment with the third-party ViVeTool to forcibly enable specific features, but this could lead to OS problems down the road. — Chris Hoffman, PC Magazine, 9 Sep. 2026 Fu urged Taiwan’s government to protect Wang’s family and ensure they would not be forcibly returned to mainland China. — Kanis Leung, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2026 The other option for the United States is a land invasion aimed at forcibly ousting the Iranian regime. — James F. Jeffrey, Foreign Affairs, 3 Sep. 2026 This is the situation to which Haitians living in the United States are being forcibly returned. — Editorial Board, Washington Post, 28 Aug. 2026

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Adverb

Much of the general public, however, hasn’t caught up to these developments, which remain strongly discouraged and criticized by the abstinence support group space — especially proponents of AA.

— Kristen Rogers, CNN Money, 18 Sep. 2026
The afflicted can feel very strongly about them, strongly believe them, even though there is no convincing reason for holding that thought.

— Donna Vickroy, Chicago Tribune, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of strongly

Adverb

Replant the area with vigorously growing groundcovers or turfgrass because any spot of bare soil is an opportunity for stiltgrass to resprout.

— Nadia Hassani, The Spruce, 9 Sep. 2026
Cook, stirring vigorously and breaking up pockets of flour as needed, until a thin film forms on bottom and sides of pan and dough comes together into a single mass, 2–3 minutes.

— Alexia Duchêne, Bon Appetit Magazine, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of vigorously

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In the absence of the filmmaker’s trademark super-sized canvas, the usual techniques can’t help but feel forcefully out of scale here.

— Michael Rechtshaffen, HollywoodReporter, 14 Sep. 2026
The Ravens’ defense also didn’t close the game as forcefully as Minter probably would have liked.

— James Boyd, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2026

Definition of forcefully

Adverb

Variety takes a look at how 10 companies are taming the AI beast with specific use cases that creatives can get behind in a way that keeps them firmly in control and respects copyrights.

— Corbin Bolies, Variety, 17 Sep. 2026
Throughout DeSantis’ time in office, Florida itself has changed, shifting from a competitive battleground state to one that is now firmly Republican.

— Zoe Millán, Miami Herald, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of firmly

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What once seemed powerfully professional now seemed like something meant for a kid’s my-first-tablet device.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2026
This year’s Holy Days will be a time of powerfully contrasting emotions, said Rabbi Rick Jacobs, president of the Union for Reform Judaism — an umbrella group for more than 800 Reform synagogues in North America.

— David Crary, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of powerfully

Adverb

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and other officials in Kyiv have said Russia is planning another mobilization after the State Duma election that concludes Sunday — claims the Kremlin has repeatedly and vehemently rejected.

— ABC News, ABC News, 14 Sep. 2026
What's particularly compelling in this book is how lyrically Rovelli still vehemently defends the power and promise of physics (and science in general).

— Adam Frank, NPR, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of vehemently

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