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Wordnet 3.0

ADJECTIVE (1)

1. impelled by physical force especially against resistance;
- Example: "forcible entry"
- Example: "a real cop would get physical"
- Example: "strong-arm tactics"
[syn: forcible, physical, strong-arm]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Forcible \For"ci*ble\, a. [Cf. OF. forcible forcible, forceable that may be forced.] 1. Possessing force; characterized by force, efficiency, or energy; powerful; efficacious; impressive; influential. [1913 Webster] How forcible are right words! --Job. vi. 2?. [1913 Webster] Sweet smells are most forcible in dry substances, when broken. --Bacon. [1913 Webster] But I have reasons strong and forcible. --Shak. [1913 Webster] That punishment which hath been sometimes forcible to bridle sin. --Hooker. [1913 Webster] He is at once elegant and sublime, forcible and ornamented. --Lowth (Transl. ) [1913 Webster] 2. Violent; impetuous. [1913 Webster] Like mingled streams, more forcible when joined. --Prior. [1913 Webster] 3. Using force against opposition or resistance; obtained by compulsion; effected by force; as, forcible entry or abduction. [1913 Webster] In embraces of King James . . . forcible and unjust. --Swift. [1913 Webster] Forcible entry and detainer (Law), the entering upon and taking and withholding of land and tenements by actual force and violence, and with a strong hand, to the hindrance of the person having the right to enter. Syn: Violent; powerful; strong; energetic; mighty; potent; weighty; impressive; cogent; influential. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

forcible adj 1: impelled by physical force especially against resistance; "forcible entry"; "a real cop would get physical"; "strong-arm tactics" [syn: forcible, physical, strong-arm]
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:

135 Moby Thesaurus words for "forcible": accented, accentuated, acid, active, acute, aggressive, animated, armipotent, assertive, authoritative, beefy, biting, bouncing, brisk, bulldozer, coercive, cogent, corrosive, cutting, decided, doughty, drastic, driving, dynamic, effective, emphasized, emphatic, energetic, enterprising, enthusiastic, forceful, forcy, full of pep, full-blooded, full-strength, go-go, gutsy, gutty, hale, hard, hard as nails, hardy, hearty, hefty, high-potency, high-powered, high-pressure, high-tension, husky, imperative, impetuous, impressive, in force, in power, in red letters, incisive, intense, iron-hard, irresistible, italicized, keen, kinetic, lively, living, lusty, mettlesome, mighty, mighty in battle, militant, mordant, nervous, nervy, obstinate, operative, penetrating, peppy, piercing, poignant, pointed, positive, potent, powerful, prepotent, puissant, punchy, punctuated, red-blooded, robust, robustious, rugged, ruling, self-assertive, sensational, severe, sinewed, sinewy, slashing, sledgehammer, smacking, snappy, spanking, spirited, stalwart, starred, steamroller, steely, stout, strapping, strenuous, stressed, striking, stringent, strong, strong as brandy, strong as strong, strong-arm, strong-willed, sturdy, take-charge, take-over, telling, trenchant, underlined, underscored, valid, vehement, vibrant, vigorous, violent, vital, vivacious, vivid, zestful, zesty, zippy