powerful (Meaning)
powerful (a)
having great power or force or potency or effect
powerful (s)
strong enough to knock down or overwhelm
having great influence
(of a person) possessing physical strength and weight; rugged and powerful
displaying superhuman strength or power
powerful (r)
(Southern regional intensive) very; to a great degree
Synonyms & Antonyms of powerful
Synonyms:
- capable
- notorious
- able
- prestigious
- competent
- top
- magisterial
- distinguished
- tyrannic
- illustrious
- eminent
- renowned
- despotic
- noteworthy
- famed
- tyrannical
- celebrated
- high-level
- dominant
- high-powered
- authoritarian
- efficient
- robust
- outstanding
- effective
- vigorous
- autocratic
- dynamic
- dictatorial
- forceful
- notable
- energetic
- famous
- great
- preeminent
- autocratical
- noble
Antonyms:
powerful Sentence Examples
- Her voice was powerful enough to command an audience's attention.
- The storm's powerful winds uprooted ancient trees.
- The engine's powerful roar reverberated through the canyon.
- His political speech was a powerful call to action.
- The scent of the perfume was so powerful that it filled the room.
- The medicine's powerful effects alleviated her pain.
- The earthquake's powerful tremors shook the ground beneath her feet.
- The government's powerful army defended the nation against its enemies.
- Her powerful gaze conveyed both anger and determination.
- The sun's powerful rays shone down upon the parched earth.
FAQs About the word powerful
having great power or force or potency or effect, strong enough to knock down or overwhelm, having great influence, (of a person) possessing physical strength a
influential, strong, significant, important, senior, mighty,potent, prominent, puissant, heavy
weak, weak, helpless, powerless, insignificant, insignificant, impotent, feeble, powerless, little
Her voice was powerful enough to command an audience's attention.
The storm's powerful winds uprooted ancient trees.
The engine's powerful roar reverberated through the canyon.
His political speech was a powerful call to action.
