forceful

forceful
    adj 1: characterized by or full of force or strength (often but
           not necessarily physical); "a forceful speaker"; "a
           forceful personality"; "forceful measures"; "a forceful
           plan for peace" [ant: {forceless}, {unforceful}]
    2: forceful and definite in expression or action; "the document
       contained a particularly emphatic guarantee of religious
       liberty" [syn: {emphatic}, {forceful}]
    

Forceful \Force"ful\, a.
   Full of or processing force; exerting force; mighty. --
   {Force"ful*ly}, adv.
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         Against the steed he threw
         His forceful spear.                      --Dryden.
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147 Moby Thesaurus words for "forceful":
      accented, accentuated, acid, active, acute, adventuresome,
      adventurous, aggressive, ambitious, animated, armipotent,
      assertive, authoritative, beefy, biting, bouncing, brisk, cogent,
      compelling, constraining, convincing, corrosive, cutting, decided,
      doughty, driving, dynamic, effective, efficacious, emphasized,
      emphatic, energetic, enterprising, enthusiastic, forcible, forcy,
      full of pep, full-blooded, full-strength, go-ahead, go-go, gutsy,
      gutty, hale, hard, hard as nails, hardy, hearty, hefty,
      high-potency, high-powered, high-pressure, high-tension, husky,
      hustling, imperative, impetuous, impressive, in force, in power,
      in red letters, incisive, insistent, intense, iron-hard,
      irresistible, italicized, keen, kinetic, lively, living, logical,
      lusty, manful, meaty, mettlesome, mighty, mighty in battle,
      mordant, nervous, nervy, obstinate, operative, penetrating, peppy,
      persuasive, piercing, pithy, poignant, pointed, positive, potent,
      powerful, prepotent, puissant, punchy, punctuated, pushful,
      pushing, pushy, red-blooded, resounding, robust, robustious,
      rugged, ruling, sensational, sinewed, sinewy, slashing, smacking,
      snappy, spanking, spirited, stalwart, starred, steely, stout,
      strapping, strenuous, stressed, striking, strong, strong as brandy,
      strong as strong, strong-willed, sturdy, take-charge, take-over,
      telling, trenchant, underlined, underscored, up-and-coming, valid,
      venturesome, venturous, vibrant, vigorous, virile, vital,
      vivacious, vivid, weighty, zestful, zesty, zippy