Cutting
Forcible
Forcible adjective - Impelled by physical force especially against resistance.
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Synonyms for Forcible
Cutting and forcible are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Cutting" instead an adjective "Forcible".
Both words in one sentence
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It's possible to read Belinda's reaction to the Baron cutting her hair in The Rape of the Lock as this (note: Rape means forcible theft in this context).
Source: Defiled Forever -
When the children were subjected to forcible cutting of their braids, they were very traumatized indeed.
Source: Traumatic Haircut
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Forcible and Cutting. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/cutting/forcible
Cutting & Forcible. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/cutting/forcible>.
Forcible or Cutting. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/cutting/forcible.
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