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Belief is nothing but a more vivid, lively, forcible, firm, steady conception of an object, than what the imagination alone is ever able to attain.
David Hume

Meaning of "forcible" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF FORCIBLE

forcible  [ˈfɔːsəbəl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FORCIBLE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Forcible is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES FORCIBLE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of forcible in the English dictionary

The definition of forcible in the dictionary is done by, involving, or having force. Other definition of forcible is convincing or effective.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH FORCIBLE


adducible
əˈdjuːsəbəl
conversable
kənˈvɜːsəbəl
endorsable
ɪnˈdɔːsəbəl
impassable
ɪmˈpɑːsəbəl
incoercible
ˌɪnkəʊˈɜːsəbəl
indorsable
ɪnˈdɔːsəbəl
inducible
ɪnˈdjuːsəbəl
irreproducible
ˌɪrɪprəˈdjuːsəbəl
irreversible
ˌɪrɪˈvɜːsəbəl
leasable
ˈliːsəbəl
passable
ˈpɑːsəbəl
peaceable
ˈpiːsəbəl
reducible
rɪˈdjuːsəbəl
reimbursable
ˌriːɪmˈbɜːsəbəl
reinforceable
ˌriːɪnˈfɔːsəbəl
releasable
rɪˈliːsəbəl
reversible
rɪˈvɜːsəbəl
submersible
səbˈmɜːsəbəl
traversable
trəˈvɜːsəbəl
unsurpassable
ˌʌnsəˈpɑːsəbəl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FORCIBLE

forceful
forcefully
forcefulness
forceless
forcemeat
forceps
forceps-like
forcer
Forces
forcibility
forcible entry
forcibleness
forcibly
forcing bid
forcing frequency
forcing house
forcingly
forcipate
forcipation
forcipes

WORDS THAT END LIKE FORCIBLE

accessible
coercible
cognoscible
concupiscible
crucible
deducible
docible
fencible
immiscible
invincible
irascible
irreducible
miscible
producible
putrescible
reproducible
the Crucible
traducible
unreproducible
vincible
vitrescible

Synonyms and antonyms of forcible in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «FORCIBLE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «forcible» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of forcible

Translation of «forcible» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FORCIBLE

Find out the translation of forcible to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of forcible from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «forcible» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

强行的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

forzoso
570 millions of speakers

English

forcible
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

जबरन
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

القسري
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

насильственное
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

enérgico
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

প্রবল
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

forcé
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Paksa
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

gewaltsam
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

強制的な
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

강제적인
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Forcible
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

mạnh dạn
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

வலுக்கட்டாயமாக
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

जबरदस्तीने
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

zorla yapılan
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

fatto con la forza
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

przymusowe
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

насильницьке
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

forțată
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

βίαιη
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

kragdadige
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

tvångs
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

tvangs
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of forcible

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FORCIBLE»

The term «forcible» is regularly used and occupies the 55.348 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FORCIBLE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about forcible

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7 QUOTES WITH «FORCIBLE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word forcible.
1
Thomas Browne
Forcible ways make not an end of evil, but leave hatred and malice behind them.
2
Robert Cecil
Examples is more forcible than precept. People look at my six days in the week to see what I mean on the seventh.
3
Charles Horton Cooley
A man may lack everything but tact and conviction and still be a forcible speaker; but without these nothing will avail... Fluency, grace, logical order, and the like, are merely the decorative surface of oratory.
4
Richard Flanagan
In 1995, the Paul Keating Labor government commissioned an inquiry into the forcible removal of Aboriginal children.
5
Timothy Thomas Fortune
Mob law is the most forcible expression of an abnormal public opinion; it shows that society is rotten to the core.
6
David Hume
Belief is nothing but a more vivid, lively, forcible, firm, steady conception of an object, than what the imagination alone is ever able to attain.
7
Stephen Leacock
A half truth, like half a brick, is always more forcible as an argument than a whole one. It carries better.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FORCIBLE»

Discover the use of forcible in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to forcible and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Forcible Displacement Throughout the Ages: Towards an ...
This book analyses the anthropological, historical, and legal contours of the crime of forcible displacement and proposes specific measures that the international community can adopt in order to prevent and/or punish the perpetration of the ...
Grant Dawson, Sonia Farber, 2012
2
Child Soldier Victims of Genocidal Forcible Transfer: ...
This book provides an original legal analysis of child soldiers recruited into armed groups or forces committing mass atrocities and/or genocide as the victims of the genocidal forcible transfer of children.
Sonja C. Grover, 2012
3
Regime Change: From Democratic Peace Theories to Forcible ...
Taking a historical and comparative perspective, the book analyses current attempts of regime change in various parts of the world, their intended and unintended consequences, as well as moral, legal and political aspects of external ...
Rein Mullerson, 2013
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The Legality of Non-Forcible Counter-Measures in ...
This book examines the history and current status of the non-forcible counter-measure (economic sanction), and, by unraveling the legal intricacies surrounding its application, elucidates the conditions under which states might be entitled ...
Omer Yousif Elagab, 1988
5
Enforcing international law throught non-forcible measures
1. Use of force.
Academie De Droit International de la Haye, 1998
6
Fear, Flight and Forcible Exile: Refugees in the Middle East
This report, one of five reports on refugees in different regions, is part of a worldwide Amnesty International campaign for refugee's human rights.
‎1997
7
The Law-dictionary, Explaining the Rise, Progress, and ...
A forcible entry is only such an entry as is made with a strong hand with unusual weapons, an unusual number of *ervants or attendants, or with menace of life or limb ; for an entry which only amounts in law to a trespass, is not within the ...
Sir Thomas Edlyne Tomlins, Thomas Colpitts Granger, 1835
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Truck Company Operations
When applied to fireground operations,forcible entry can be defined as the act of entering by using force against opposition or resistance. This characterization is based on the fact that fireground incidents often require force to gain entry into a  ...
John Mittendorf, 2010
9
On the restoration of motion by forcible extension and ...
reasons ; both because forcible extension is used where it is not justifiable, and also because the greatest uncertainty seems to prevail as to the class of cases for which it is proposed. Among other instances of forcible extension to which I ...
Bernard Edward Brodhurst, 1858
10
Indiana Digest: Decisions, [1817-1912].
FORCIBLE DEFILEMENT. See— Abduction. Rape. FORCIBLE ENTRY AND DETAINER. See — Criminal responsibility — Defenses. Forcible Entry and Detainer, § 53. Inquisition or other summary proceeding. Forcible Entry and Detainer, jj 56 ...

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FORCIBLE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term forcible is used in the context of the following news items.
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Operation against forcible Zakat, Fitra collection underway in …
Traders are of the view that in the guise of forcible Zakat and Fitra, heavy amount was compiled from them in the past whereas this process has ... «DunyaNews Pakistan, Jul 15»
2
Doc, husband held for forcible abortion - The Times of India
AHMEDABAD: Vatva police officials on Saturday arrested a doctor and husband of a woman who died during alleged forcible abortion on June ... «Times of India, Jul 15»
3
Belmont man arrested on sex charges after domestic incident - City …
Gary J. Preston, 28, was charged with first-degree sexual abuse involving forcible compulsion, sexual misconduct, strangulation, unlawful ... «Buffalo News, Jul 15»
4
'Can I put my hand there?': New York law changes the rules of the …
Nationally, in 2012, there were 5,000 allegations of forcible sex offenses reported by college campuses to the U.S. Department of Education. «Syracuse.com, Jul 15»
5
Rensselaer County Court reinstates manslaughter conviction
While the judge mentioned “forcible compulsion” during the plea proceeding, the Appellate Division said the admission of grabbing a woman's ... «Troy Record, Jul 15»
6
Teacher Faces 30-Year Sentence After Forcible Sex Abuse of …
A Utah teacher could be in prison for the next three decades. Brianne Altice has pleaded guilty to forcible sex abuse involving three of her ... «Wetpaint, Jul 15»
7
Alabama Supreme Court changes rules for juvenile sex cases; Roy …
Alabama's Attorney General Office appealed the reversal on the forcible compulsion count and asked that the case that had acted as precedent ... «AL.com, Jul 15»
8
Brianne Altice sentenced for sex with students
Judge Kay sentenced Altice to serve 1-to-15 years in prison for each count of forcible sex abuse. He ordered two of those charges to be served ... «fox13now.com, Jul 15»
9
Man charged with forcible touching
Man charged with forcible touching. July 8, 2015. Leader Herald. Save | Post a comment |. ST. JOHNSVILLE - The Montgomery County Sheriff's have charged a ... «Gloversville Leader-Herald, Jul 15»
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Mugheri Community protests against forcible occupation of their land
Members of the Mugheri Community block a local Larkana, Pakistan, road burn and burn tires as they protest against the forcible occupation of ... «Demotix.com, Jul 15»

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