Synonyms for influential
- adjective
Most common
leading powerful potent authoritative prestigious persuasive seminal cogent
All synonyms
Adjective
important, powerful, authoritative, potent, leading, seminal, prestigious, strong, persuasive, cogent, considerable, controlling, potential, efficacious formal, weighty, prevailing, swayful
Definitions
- adj. 1
Having or exerting influence.
Jane was very influential in getting the motion passed.
Example sentences
- leading Tahar Djaout was one of Algeria's leading authors.
- powerful His powerful speech carried the audience with him.
- potent New Year shrine visit; which shrines are potent?
- authoritative He was the most authoritative among the people.
- prestigious Tom got his degree from a prestigious university.
- persuasive Tom is listened to because of his persuasive power.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| influential | rising | |
| leading | steady | |
| powerful | rising | |
| potent | rising | |
| authoritative | steady | |
| prestigious | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 6 letters
- strong1, potent2, cogent2
- 7 letters
- leading2, seminal3, weighty2, swayful
- 8 letters
- powerful3
- 9 letters
- important3, potential3
- 10 letters
- prevailing3, persuasive3
- 11 letters
- controlling3, prestigious3, efficacious4
- 12 letters
- considerable5
- 13 letters
- authoritative5
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (potent2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- influent
- Italiano
- influente
- Español
- influyente
- Deutsch
- mächtig