Cutting and Forcible

Cutting

Cutting adjective - Causing intense discomfort to one's skin.

Forcible and cutting are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Forcible" instead an adjective "Cutting".

Nearby Words: cut, cutter

Forcible

Forcible adjective - Impelled by physical force especially against resistance.
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Cutting and forcible are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Cutting" instead an adjective "Forcible".

Both words in one sentence

  • Defiled Forever 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).
  • Traumatic Haircut When the children were subjected to forcible cutting of their braids, they were very traumatized indeed.
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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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