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English adjective: powerful | |||
| 1. | powerful having great power or force or potency or effect | ||
| Samples | The most powerful government in western Europe. His powerful arms. A powerful bomb. The horse's powerful kick. Powerful drugs. A powerful argument. | ||
| Similar | all-powerful, almighty, coercive, compelling, mighty, muscular, omnipotent, potent, puissant, regent, regnant, reigning, ruling, strong | ||
| See also | effective, effectual, efficacious, potent, stiff, strong, strong | ||
| Attribute | power, powerfulness | ||
| Antonyms | powerless | ||
| 2. | powerful strong enough to knock down or overwhelm | ||
| Samples | A knock-down blow. | ||
| Synonyms | knock-down | ||
| Similar | strong | ||
| Antonyms | weak | ||
| 3. | powerful having great influence | ||
| Synonyms | potent | ||
| Similar | influential | ||
| Antonyms | uninfluential | ||
| 4. | powerful (of a person) possessing physical strength and weight; rugged and powerful | ||
| Samples | A hefty athlete. A muscular boxer. Powerful arms. | ||
| Synonyms | brawny, hefty, muscular, sinewy | ||
| Similar | strong | ||
| Antonyms | weak | ||
| 5. | powerful displaying superhuman strength or power | ||
| Samples | Herculean exertions. | ||
| Synonyms | herculean | ||
| Similar | superhuman | ||
| Antonyms | subhuman | ||
English adverb: powerful | |||
| 1. | powerful (Southern regional intensive) very; to a great degree | ||
| Samples | The baby is mighty cute. He's mighty tired. It is powerful humid. That boy is powerful big now. They have a right nice place. They rejoiced mightily. | ||
| Synonyms | mightily, mighty, right | ||
| Domain usage | intensifier, intensive | ||
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