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 Almost 260 million people need assistance, including over 118 million forcibly displaced — a grim world record — while governments retreat from funding the response. — Jeannie Annan, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2026 Some 70,000 of its citizens forcibly crossed into the Spanish enclave of Ceuta, on the tip of North Africa. — Monitor's Editorial Board, Christian Science Monitor, 1 Oct. 2026 Some even pitched tents to stay at least the night — or until police forcibly removed them. — ABC News, 26 Sep. 2026 In response, several protesters were forcibly removed by the authorities from the building doorway, including being lifted by their arms and legs, per Reuters. — Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 25 Sep. 2026 Related Stories The work taps into a raw subject in Syria where at least 177,000 people remain missing having been forcibly disappeared by the regime from 2011 onwards. — Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 25 Sep. 2026 In a messy split verdict, the jury acquitted him of forcibly performing oral sex on another woman, Kaja Sokola, and could not reach a verdict on a rape charge involving Mann. — Michael R. Sisak, Los Angeles Times, 23 Sep. 2026 In a messy split verdict, the jury acquitted him of forcibly performing oral sex on Sokola and could not reach a verdict on a rape charge involving Mann. — Michael R. Sisak, Chicago Tribune, 23 Sep. 2026 At Weinstein’s first trial in 2020, Haley gave harrowing testimony that Weinstein held her down on a bed at his Manhattan apartment and forcibly performed oral sex on her in 2006. — Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 23 Sep. 2026

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Mathematicians strongly suspect that there is a genuinely knotty loop that also has a Jones polynomial 1.

— Lyndie Chiou, Scientific American, 2 Oct. 2026
Strip away these one-time charges, and its underlying business accelerated strongly.

— Harvey Stober, CNBC, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of strongly

Adverb

An alderman should advocate vigorously for the ward while recognizing that decisions about taxes, development, transportation, public safety and city finances affect millions of residents.

— Vince Fattore, Chicago Tribune, 24 Sep. 2026
Shake the jar vigorously in a circular motion to utilize centrifugal force to pull as much water as possible away from the seeds.

— Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of vigorously

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The simple fact of the matter is that David Solomon remains firmly in charge of Goldman Sachs and will for the foreseeable future.

— Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2026
For The Times) Greenspan claims somewhat less creative license with more traditional deli staples, though bagels, pastrami and knishes still stand firmly at the nexus of old Jewish traditions and Greenspan’s chef-y tendencies.

— Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of firmly

Adverb

And as direct as the ad is (more on it in a moment), the film goes even harder.

— Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 5 Oct. 2026
Beshear has also campaigned and advertised hard for Democratic candidate Zach Dembo, who is taking on GOP candidate Ralph Alvarado in the open 6th District seat around Lexington.

— Molly Parks, The Washington Examiner, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of hard

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Indeed, the freedom to interpret and express fashion individually with a more stylized approach to dressing also emerged powerfully.

— Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 28 Sep. 2026
On the national stage, foundations like Marguerite Casey, MacArthur, and Robert Wood Johnson have increased giving levels significantly and their leaders have spoken out powerfully to defend the sector.

— Phil Buchanan, Fortune, 26 Sep. 2026

Definition of powerfully

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The backlash was swift, and pro-Israel groups fiercely criticized Macklemore, and he was later removed from the rest of Sheeran’s stadium tour.

— Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 3 Oct. 2026
Carrie follows misfit high‑schooler Carrie White (Howell) after having spent her life hidden away inside the walls of her home with her fiercely protective mother, Margaret (Samantha Sloyan).

— Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 30 Sep. 2026

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