POWERFULLY Synonyms: 82 Similar and Opposite Words

powerfully

adverb

ˈpau̇(-ə)r-f(ə-)lē

Definition of powerfully

as in strongly

in a vigorous and forceful manner began to row powerfully toward the shore

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Recent Examples of powerfully 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 It is used to describe someone who looks extremely confident, impeccably styled, fierce, or authentically and powerfully feminine. — Jake Kanter, Deadline, 25 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 Since the device can powerfully blow air out, it can be also used for starting a fire and even for something completely unrelated to the outdoors, such as cleaning a computer keyboard. — Maryna Holovnova, New Atlas, 1 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for powerfully

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Blue light can travel farther through water and scatters more strongly from tiny airborne particles.

— Muskan Bhatia, Interesting Engineering, 30 Oct. 2026
Hasegawa said 2025 broke that pattern, with both sides growing strongly.

— Lin Ying-Hsuan, Variety, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of strongly

Adverb

His views on Europe didn’t always align with the narrative of decline that his MAGA colleagues are pushing so vigorously.

— Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2026
Inside the giant exhibition space, that wearable melting pot was vigorously animated by attendees who had arrived mostly from Japan but also from around the world, all wearing its constituent ingredients in their own particular way.

— Luke Leitch, Vogue, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of vigorously

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Women are typically forcibly sterilized through hysterectomy, tubal ligation, or endometrial ablation, while men are typically subjected to vasectomy.

— Frannie Comstock, Encyclopedia Britannica, 23 Oct. 2026
Trump’s yearly average of removing 380,000 migrants forcibly, rather than voluntarily, is lower than Barack Obama’s average of 392,000 annually in his first term.

— Alec Dent, Washington Post, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of forcibly

Adverb

Rooting it very fiercely in a time period felt like the wrong choice.

— Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 23 Oct. 2026
The first season of Carrie follows misfit high-schooler Carrie White (Howell) who has spent her life hidden away inside the walls of her home with her fiercely protective mother, Margaret (Samantha Sloyan).

— Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of fiercely

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With nearly 60 murders per day, South Africa has one of the world's highest crime rates, and several of Cape Town's townships are among the areas hardest hit by violent crime.

— Julie Bourdin, NPR, 25 Oct. 2026
Eisenkot believes Netanyahu has purposefully made that process harder.

— Eric Cortellessa, Time, 25 Oct. 2026

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