forcibly

adverb

Definition of forciblynext
as in strongly
in a vigorous and forceful manner the disruptive passenger was forcibly removed from the plane

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for forcibly
  1. strongly
  2. vigorously
  3. forcefully
  4. hard
  5. powerfully
  6. fiercely
Adverb
  • The vocals and riffs cut through strongly in the high-mids, resulting in a well-balanced sound.
    PCMAG, PCMAG, 12 Nov. 2024
  • The sprawling 2nd District encompasses the entirety of New Mexico’s border with Mexico, and immigration — while a hot topic all around the country — resonates even more strongly there.
    Mike Lillis, The Hill, 6 Nov. 2024
Definition of strongly
Adverb
  • Shake vigorously to chill the ingredients, then strain the mixture into a rocks or mason jar glass.
    Stephanie Gravalese, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
  • His red lips are freshly licked, and his eyes shoot out at us as vigorously as his cigar.
    Jackson Arn, The New Yorker, 21 Nov. 2024
Definition of vigorously
Adverb
  • Body camera video shows an Oklahoma City police officer forcefully taking down and handcuffing a 71-year-old driver after a traffic stop last month.
    Antonio Planas, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024
  • There was some disagreement over how forcefully the victim contacted Morrow’s car during the incident.
    Kyle Newman, The Denver Post, 10 Nov. 2024
Definition of forcefully
Adverb
  • Dad worked the young McGee hard and pressured him to do well.
    Debra Utacia Krol, The Arizona Republic, 22 Nov. 2024
  • Our emergency management coordinator has been working hard the past few months to ensure we are stocked up and prepared in case another ice storm hits, including having an enhanced response and a plan to help keep folks warm in case of an extended power outage.
    Tom Kilgore, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Nov. 2024
Definition of hard
Adverb
  • The facts beat so powerfully upon the memory that the images come back in rather the same way as a film in slow motion.
    Paul Theroux, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Oct. 2024
  • Wiley’s intervention powerfully imagines an insurrection that might give more power to young Black men, but his equestrian statue does little to reimagine what power means or looks like.
    Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 2 Oct. 2024
Definition of powerfully
Adverb
  • Fortunately for Toranaga, he’s got Toda Mariko (Anna Sawai), a talented translator and fiercely loyal samurai, by his side.
    Jennifer M. Wood, WIRED, 5 Nov. 2024
  • After Trump won, partially thanks to that hard-line border security message, Democrats fiercely opposed his promise to build a border wall and his even more controversial — and loathed by voters — policy separating families at the border.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
Definition of fiercely
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