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.
'forcibly' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
boot
- burst
- chuck out
- clap
- deport
- dogmatic
- exclude
- fly
- hold-up
- iron maiden
- irrupt
- Kwantung Leased Territory
- pluck
- seize
- slap
- smack
- smite
- snort
- split
- sweep
- throw out
- underline
- wrest
- wring
- abolish
- attack
- avulse
- ballistospore
- bounce
- cast
- catapult
- check
- constrain
- crab
- crush
- enforce
- evulse
- fascism
- force
- force pump
- grab
- gush
- hew
- hold
- jailer
- jump
- plunge
- throw
- thrust
- torpedo