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单词 powerfully
释义

powerfully

adverb

pow·​er·​ful·​ly ˈpau̇(-ə)r-f(ə-)lē How to pronounce powerfully (audio)
: in a powerful manner
She expressed her opinions very powerfully.
: to a strong or powerful extent
a powerfully moving film
a powerfully aromatic dish
a powerfully built athlete
He was powerfully influenced by their advice.
Neither words nor the most detailed painting can evoke a moment of vanished time as powerfully and as completely as a good photograph. Beaumont Newhall

Synonyms

  • dynamically
  • energetically
  • explosively
  • firmly
  • forcefully
  • forcibly
  • hard
  • mightily
  • muscularly
  • roundly
  • stiffly
  • stoutly
  • strenuously
  • strongly
  • sturdily
  • vigorously
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Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web And few moments typified her experience quite so powerfully as the 2001 Indian Wells tournament in California, where accusations of match fixing were laid on her father, Richard Williams, following Venus’s withdrawal due to a tendonitis injury. Liam Hess, Vogue, 9 Aug. 2022 His portrayal was a direct testament to the talent and depth of Williams, the actor who brought him so powerfully to life. Michael Arceneaux, Essence, 24 May 2022 But the true beauty of the film will be what Carl has done, quietly but so powerfully, to integrate society and make all feel accepted and welcome. The Indianapolis Star, 11 Aug. 2022 What strikes her most powerfully, again and again, is how time passes, and change happens, unnoticed. Ellen Akins, Washington Post, 20 May 2022 His staging is, more subtly and powerfully, a sad, unsettling suggestion of our unmalicious but all-too-willing forgetfulness. New York Times, 8 July 2022 Not since the dotcom bust of 2000 (or even the Tulipomania crash of the 17th century) has the tide reversed so quickly and so powerfully. James Berman, Forbes, 26 June 2022 In this way, Dermansky creates an experience in fiction that is powerfully and unnervingly realistic. BostonGlobe.com, 16 June 2022 The authors suggest that a third single black hole's gravity would also pull powerfully enough on the pair to keep them spinning in the same direction while tipping the axis. Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 14 Mar. 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1589, in the meaning defined above

powerfully

adverb

as in strongly
in a vigorous and forceful manner began to row powerfully toward the shore

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • strongly
  • vigorously
  • forcibly
  • hard
  • fiercely
  • firmly
  • forcefully
  • vehemently
  • energetically
  • explosively
  • dynamically
  • sturdily
  • muscularly
  • fast
  • stoutly
  • strenuously
  • eagerly
  • mightily
  • roundly
  • sharply
  • stiffly
  • violently
  • like gangbusters
  • robustly
  • actively
  • steadily
  • intensively
  • with a vengeance
  • crisply
  • with might and main
  • intently
  • surely
  • aggressively
  • briskly
  • potently
  • solidly
  • emphatically
  • vivaciously
  • smartly
  • spiritedly
  • lustily
  • determinedly
  • to beat the band
  • rigidly
  • animatedly
  • resolutely
  • soundly
  • purposefully
  • roughshod
  • heartily
  • assertively
  • steadfastly
  • decidedly
  • squarely
  • gamely
  • fixedly
  • directly
  • spunkily
  • manfully
  • snappily
  • hammer and tongs

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • weakly
  • gently
  • feebly
  • delicately
  • softly
  • faintly
  • shakily
  • languidly
  • lazily
  • ineffectively
  • halfheartedly
  • frailly
  • listlessly
  • ineffectually
  • bloodlessly
  • lamely
  • uncertainly
  • impotently
  • spiritlessly
  • spinelessly
  • nervelessly
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