forceful
/ˈfɔːsfl/adjective
उच्चारण फ़ॉर्स्फ़ल
प्रभावशाली, ज़ोरदार, दमदार (व्यक्ति, व्यक्तित्व)
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(of a person) expressing opinions firmly and confidently in a way that persuades others
प्रभावशाली, ज़ोरदार, दमदार (व्यक्ति, व्यक्तित्व)
- a forceful speaker who held the hall for an hour
- She has a forceful personality.
- The new principal is a forceful leader who gets things done.
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- He was forceful in his defence of the village school.
- Her forceful manner made everyone listen.
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(of an argument or a statement) strong and convincing
ठोस, प्रबल, असरदार (तर्क)
- a forceful argument for banning the sale of tobacco
- The principal made a forceful speech against cheating.
- The lawyer made a forceful case for the young man's release.
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- The editorial gave a forceful reply to the critics.
- The speech was forceful and left no room for doubt.
Synonyms compelling cogent persuasive
Opposite weak unconvincing
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
forceful + person / manner
Describes a person who expresses opinions with strength and confidence, or a manner that is strong and direct.
ऐसे व्यक्ति का वर्णन जो अपनी राय शक्ति और आत्मविश्वास से रखता है, या दृढ़ और सीधे ढंग का।
- The minister is a forceful speaker.
forceful argument / reminder / statement
Describes words that are strong and convincing. It does not suggest violence.
शक्तिशाली और विश्वसनीय शब्दों का वर्णन; इसमें हिंसा का भाव नहीं होता।
- She made a forceful argument for equal pay.
forceful in + gerund
'Forceful in' shows the way or area where someone is strong.
'Forceful in' बताता है कि कोई व्यक्ति किस क्षेत्र या ढंग में प्रभावशाली है।
- He was forceful in defending his friends.
forcefully (adverb)
The adverb shows strength of expression or action: argue forcefully, push forcefully.
Adverb अभिव्यक्ति या कार्य की शक्ति दर्शाता है, जैसे argue forcefully।
- Radhika argued forcefully for a longer lunch break.
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forceful + noun
personalityspeechargumentleaderreminderlanguage
- The speech was a forceful call for peace.
adverb + forceful
veryextremelyquitesufficientlyless
- The lawyer was extremely forceful in court.
verb + forcefully
arguestatedenypushsayspeak
- The students forcefully denied the charge.
forceful + noun (action)
blowpushkickshovegust
- A forceful gust of wind blew the hoarding down.
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- Her forceful leadership turned the weak team into champions.
उसके दृढ़ नेतृत्व ने कमज़ोर टीम को विजेता बना दिया।
- The editorial made a forceful case for cleaner rivers.
संपादकीय ने स्वच्छ नदियों के पक्ष में प्रभावशाली तर्क दिया।
- He is polite, but not very forceful in meetings.
वह विनम्र है, पर बैठकों में बहुत प्रभावशाली नहीं है।
- The bowler gave the ball a forceful throw.
गेंदबाज़ ने गेंद को ज़ोर से फेंका।
- Radhika's forceful reply silenced the critics.
राधिका के सशक्त उत्तर ने आलोचकों को चुप कर दिया।
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✗ The forcible speech of the leader won applause.
✓ The forceful speech of the leader won applause.
Forcible means done using force or violence. Forceful means strong and convincing.
'Forcible' का अर्थ बल या हिंसा से किया गया है; 'forceful' का अर्थ प्रभावशाली और दृढ़ है।
✗ She argued forceful against the proposal.
✓ She argued forcefully against the proposal.
An adverb is needed to modify 'argued'.
'Argued' क्रिया की विशेषता बताने के लिए adverb चाहिए।
✗ The principal is a forcefull person.
✓ The principal is a forceful person.
The suffix is -ful with one 'l'.
Suffix '-ful' में केवल एक 'l' होता है।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
Forceful and forcible look alike but are used for different ideas.
'Forceful' और 'forcible' दिखने में समान हैं पर अलग विचारों के लिए प्रयुक्त होते हैं।
Strong, direct and convincing; about manner and words.
दृढ़, सीधा और विश्वसनीय; ढंग और शब्दों के बारे में।
- a forceful reply
Done by using force, often against someone's wish.
बल प्रयोग से किया गया, प्रायः किसी की इच्छा के विरुद्ध।
- a forcible entry
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force·ful
?Which word?
forceful or forcible?
Forceful means strong and persuasive: 'a forceful speech'. Forcible means done by physical force, usually against somebody's will: 'forcible entry', 'forcible eviction'.
Forceful का अर्थ 'प्रभावशाली और विश्वास दिलाने वाला' है, जैसे 'a forceful speech'। Forcible का अर्थ 'बलपूर्वक, प्रायः किसी की मर्ज़ी के विरुद्ध' है, जैसे 'forcible entry', 'forcible eviction'।
The forceful/forcible pair is a sentence-improvement item.
Sentence improvement में forceful और forcible का अंतर पूछा जाता है।