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Forceful

Full of or processing force; exerting force; mighty.

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Assertive 84% connected

Positive; affirming confidently; affirmative; peremptory.

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Assertive 84% connected

Positive; affirming confidently; affirmative; peremptory.

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Bruising 84% connected

of Bruise

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Bruising 84% connected

of Bruise

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Drastic 84% connected

Acting rapidly and violently; efficacious; powerful; -- opposed to bland; as, drastic purgatives.

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Drastic 84% connected

Acting rapidly and violently; efficacious; powerful; -- opposed to bland; as, drastic purgatives.

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Emphatic 84% connected

Alt. of Emphatical

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Emphatic 84% connected

Alt. of Emphatical

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Exclamatory 84% connected

Containing, expressing, or using exclamation; as, an exclamatory phrase or speaker.

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Exclamatory 84% connected

Containing, expressing, or using exclamation; as, an exclamatory phrase or speaker.

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Firm 84% connected

Fixed; hence, closely compressed; compact; substantial; hard; solid; -- applied to the matter of bodies; as, firm flesh; firm muscles, firm wood.

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Firm 84% connected

Fixed; hence, closely compressed; compact; substantial; hard; solid; -- applied to the matter of bodies; as, firm flesh; firm muscles, firm wood.

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Forcible 84% connected

Possessing force; characterized by force, efficiency, or energy; powerful; efficacious; impressive; influential.

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Forcible 84% connected

Possessing force; characterized by force, efficiency, or energy; powerful; efficacious; impressive; influential.

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Impellent 84% connected

Having the quality of impelling.

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Impellent 84% connected

Having the quality of impelling.

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Impetuous 84% connected

Rushing with force and violence; moving with impetus; furious; forcible; violent; as, an impetuous wind; an impetuous torrent.

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Impetuous 84% connected

Rushing with force and violence; moving with impetus; furious; forcible; violent; as, an impetuous wind; an impetuous torrent.

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Physical 84% connected

Of or pertaining to nature (as including all created existences); in accordance with the laws of nature; also, of or relating to natural or material…

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Physical 84% connected

Of or pertaining to nature (as including all created existences); in accordance with the laws of nature; also, of or relating to natural or material…

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Self-asserting 84% connected

asserting one's self, or one's own rights or claims; hence, putting one's self forward in a confident or assuming manner.

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Self-asserting 84% connected

asserting one's self, or one's own rights or claims; hence, putting one's self forward in a confident or assuming manner.

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Self-assertive 84% connected

Disposed to self-assertion; self-asserting.

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Self-assertive 84% connected

Disposed to self-assertion; self-asserting.

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Sharp 84% connected

Having a very thin edge or fine point; of a nature to cut or pierce easily; not blunt or dull; keen.

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Sharp 84% connected

Having a very thin edge or fine point; of a nature to cut or pierce easily; not blunt or dull; keen.

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Strong 84% connected

Having active physical power, or great physical power to act; having a power of exerting great bodily force; vigorous.

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Strong 84% connected

Having active physical power, or great physical power to act; having a power of exerting great bodily force; vigorous.

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Emphatic 92% connected

Alt. of Emphatical

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Strong 86% connected

Having active physical power, or great physical power to act; having a power of exerting great bodily force; vigorous.

general 66% interchangeable

Forceful overlaps with strong, but its tone, intensity or usual context may differ. Check the definition before substituting it.

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