- done by, involving, or having force
- convincing or effective: a forcible argument
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
for•ci•ble /ˈfɔrsəbəl/USA pronunciation
adj.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- done or effected by force:forcible entry.
- powerfully effective:a forcible response.
for•ci•ble
(fôr′sə bəl, fōr′-),USA pronunciation adj.
for′ci•ble•ness, for′ci•bil′i•ty, n.
for′ci•bly, adv.
- done or effected by force:forcible entry into a house.
- producing a powerful effect;
having force;
effective. - convincing, as reasoning:a forcible theory.
- characterized by the use of force or violence.
- Middle French; see force, -ible
- Middle English 1350–1400
for′ci•bly, adv.
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forcible /ˈfɔːsəbəl/ adj
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blast
- press
- reprisal
- rescue
- snort
- breaking and entering
- bum's rush
- carjacking
- cogent
- deaden
- disruption
- duress
- effraction
- emphatic
- evulsion
- flow
- forte
- gangbang
- heave-ho
- holdup
- hurl
- impact
- insurgent
- jailbreak
- knock
- lug
- pithy
- plunk
- pound
- powerful
- ravishment
- reinforce
- re-lease
- thrust
- twist
- usurp
- wham
- whistle
- whop
- wring
- shake
- stamp
- strike
- stringent