| Main Entry: |
powerful |
| Part of Speech: |
adjective |
| Definition: |
strong, effective |
Synonyms: |
able, all-powerful, almighty,
authoritarian,
authoritative,
capable,
cogent,
commanding,
compelling,
competent,
controlling,
convincing,
dominant,
dynamic,
effectual,
efficacious,
energetic,
forceful, forcible,
impressive, in control, in the saddle,
influential,
mighty, omnipotent, overruling,
paramount,
persuasive, potent,
preeminent,
prevailing, puissant, robust, ruling,
sovereign, stalwart, strapping, strengthy, sturdy,
supreme,
telling, upper hand, vigorous, weighty,
wicked*, wieldy
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Antonyms: |
impotent, incapable, ineffective, unable, weak
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* = informal/non-formal usage
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