Definition: forceful and definite in expression or action
Usage: the document contained a particularly emphatic guarantee of religious liberty
Similar words: self-asserting, self-assertive, assertive
Definition: aggressively self-assured
Usage: an energetic assertive boy who was always ready to argue; pointing directly at a listener is an assertive act
Synonyms: forceful
Definition: characterized by or full of force or strength (often but not necessarily physical)
Usage: a forceful speaker; a forceful personality; forceful measures; a forceful plan for peace
Similar words: bruising
Definition: brutally forceful and compelling
Usage: protected from the bruising facts of battle
Similar words: drastic
Definition: forceful and extreme and rigorous
Usage: drastic measures
Similar words: exclamatory, emphatic
Definition: sudden and strong
Usage: an emphatic no
Definition: strong and sure
Usage: a firm grasp; gave a strong pull on the rope
Similar words: strong-arm, physical, forcible
Definition: impelled by physical force especially against resistance
Usage: forcible entry; a real cop would get physical; strong-arm tactics
Similar words: impellent
Definition: forcing forward or onward; impelling
Usage: an impellent power; an impellent cause
Similar words: impetuous
Definition: marked by violent force
Usage: impetuous heaving waves
Similar words: sharp
Definition: quick and forceful
Usage: a sharp blow