forceful vs forcible vs forced :

forceful or forcible or forced

These words sometimes overlap, but generally “forceful” means “powerful”(“he imposed his forceful personality on the lions”) while “forcible”must be used instead to describe the use of force (“the burglar made aforcible entry into the apartment”). “Forced” is often used for thelatter purpose, but some prefer to reserve this word to describesomething that is done or decided upon as a result of outside causeswithout necessarily being violent: “a forced landing,” “a forced smile,”“forced labor.”

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Definitions
  forceful
  • a  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
  • s  forceful and definite in expression or action
  forcible
  • s  impelled by physical force especially against resistance
    forcible entry
  forced
  • v  to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means :"She forced him to take a job in the city"
  • v  urge or force (a person) to an action; constrain or motivate
  • v  move with force, "He pushed the table into a corner"
  • v  impose urgently, importunately, or inexorably
    She forced her diet fads on him
  • v  squeeze like a wedge into a tight space
  • v  force into or from an action or state, either physically or metaphorically
  • v  cause to move by pulling
  • v  do forcibly; exert force
  • v  take by force
  • a  produced by or subjected to forcing
    forced-air heating
    furnaces of the forced-convection type
    forced convection in plasma generators
  • s  forced or compelled
    promised to abolish forced labor
  • s  made necessary by an unexpected situation or emergency
    a forced landing
  • s  lacking spontaneity; not natural
    forced heartiness
News & Articles
  forceful
  • CEO describes Jackson as forceful businessman
    The head of AEG Live LLC told jurors Wednesday that he knew Michael Jackson as a sophisticated, forceful businessman and not the drugged-up performer who's been described throughout an ongoing civil trial ...
    June 13, 2013 - Associated Press via Yahoo! News
  • CEO describes Jackson as forceful businessman
    The head of AEG Live LLC told jurors Wednesday that he knew Michael Jackson as a sophisticated, forceful businessman and not the drugged-up performer who's been described throughout an ongoing civil trial ...
    June 12, 2013 - Associated Press via Yahoo! News
  • AEG Live CEO describes Michael Jackson as forceful businessman
    The head of AEG Live LLC told jurors Wednesday that he knew Michael Jackson as a sophisticated, forceful businessman and not the drugged-up performer who's been described throughout an ongoing civil trial filed over the singer's untimely death.
    June 12, 2013 - Fox News
  forcible
  • Grand Jury Indicts Ava Man for Forcible Sodomy
    AVA, Mo. -- A man from Ava faces charges of forcible sodomy following an investigation that began the first of the year. 
    June 19, 2013 - KOLR - KSFX Ozarks
  • Local pastor soon headed to trial
    Moniteau County Prosecuting Attorney Shayne Healea said that in the newest case two lesser sodomy charges have been upgraded to one felony count of forcible sodomy.
    June 19, 2013 - KRCG Jefferson City
  • Morgan County authorities searching for man believed to be involved in kidnapping, rape
    Authorities say Brian J. Adkison, 23, of Columbia, is wanted for involvement in a kidnapping that took place in Caldwell County and a forcible rape in Boone County, Mo. IVY BEND, Mo. - Morgan County deputies continue to search for a man on they say was involved in a kidnapping as well as a sexual assault.
    June 18, 2013 - KSPR Springfield
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