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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Forceful \Force"ful\, adjective Full of or processing force; exerting force; mighty. -- {Force"ful*ly}, adverb
Against the steed he threw His forceful spear. --Dryden.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
forceful
adjective
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}]
2: forceful and definite in expression or action; "the document contained a particularly emphatic guarantee of religious liberty" [syn: {emphatic}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
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
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