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powerfully

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Synonyms & Antonyms of powerfully

in a vigorous and forceful manner

began to row powerfully toward the shore

Synonyms for powerfully

dynamically,
energetically,
explosively,
firmly,
forcefully,
forcibly,
hard,
mightily,
muscularly,
roundly,
stiffly,
stoutly,
strenuously,
strongly,
sturdily,
vigorously

Words Related to powerfully

fiercely,
hammer and tongs,
robustly,
roughshod,
sharply,
vehemently,
violently

actively,
animatedly,
briskly,
crisply,
eagerly,
gamely,
heartily,
lustily,
snappily,
spiritedly,
spunkily,
vivaciously

decidedly,
determinedly,
directly,
emphatically,
fast,
fixedly,
intensively,
intently,
purposefully,
resolutely,
rigidly,
smartly,
solidly,
soundly,
squarely,
steadfastly,
steadily,
surely

aggressively,
assertively,
manfully,
potently

Phrases Synonymous with powerfully

like gangbusters,
to beat the band,
with a vengeance,
with might and main

Near Antonyms for powerfully

delicately,
faintly,
frailly,
shakily

bloodlessly,
halfheartedly,
languidly,
lazily,
listlessly,
spiritlessly

impotently,
ineffectively,
ineffectually,
lamely,
nervelessly,
spinelessly,
uncertainly

Antonyms for powerfully

feebly,
gently,
softly,
weakly

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