He had to take a forcible approach to the stuck window.
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Forcible
Synonyms for "forcible" (153 found)
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Strong matches (46)
energeticenterprisingenthusiasticforcefulforcyfull bloodedfull of pepfull-bloodedfull-strengthgo gogo-gogutsyguttyhalehardhard as nailshardyheartyheftyhigh powered
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high-potencyhigh-poweredhigh-pressurehigh-tensionhuskyimperativeimpetuousimpressivein forcein powerin red lettersincisiveintenseiron-hardirresistibleitalicizedkeenkineticlivelylivinglustymettlesomemightymighty in battlemilitant
Adjective(1 words)
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mordantnervousnervyobstinateoperativepenetratingpeppypiercingpoignantpointedpositivepotentpowerpowerfulprepotentpuissantpunchypunctuatedred bloodedred-blooded
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robustrobustiousruggedrulingself-assertivesensationalseveresinewedsinewyslashingsledgehammersmackingsnappyspankingspiritedstalwartstarredsteamrollersteelystoutstrappingstrenuousstressedstrikingstringentstrongstrong armstrong as brandystrong as strongstrong willedstrong-armstrong-willedsturdytake chargetake-chargetake-overtellingtrenchantunderlinedunderscoredvalidvehementvibrantvigorousviolentvitalvivaciousvividzestfulzestyzippy
Adjective(2 words)
Verb(1 words)
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More general
1 entriesforceful action
More specific
2 entriesforcible entryforcible restraint
Collocations
5 entriesforcible confinementforcible entryforcible measuresforcible removalforcible restraint
Inflections
2 entriesmore forciblemost forcible
Derivations
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1 entriesSample sentences
14 total sentences available.
I fled; but he pursued (though more, it seems, / Inflamed with lust than rage), and, swifter far, / Me overtook, his mother, all dismayed, / And, in embraces forcible and foul / Engendering with me, of that rape begot / These yelling monsters, that with ceaseless cry / Surround me, as thou saw'st—
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The forcible administration of poison is by no means a new thing in criminal annals.
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Since the forcible ejection of pugilist Siki from the New York Bar in Paris, discussion of Negro rights has become serious.
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