Synonyms for powerful
- adjective
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Adjective
1. Strong
strong, mighty, influential, dynamic, muscular, effective, forceful, robust, brawny, impressive, intense, sinewy, efficacious formal, vigorous, sturdy, active, cogent, hefty, telling, vehement, stalwart, stiff
Other
potent, compelling, great, gurt UK, heavy, authoritative, omnipotent, commanding, almighty, ruling, herculean, armipotent dated, mightful formal dated
Definitions
- adj. 1
Having, or capable of exerting, power or influence.
Related words
- Word family
- powerfully powerfulness
From weakest to strongest
From the opposite of powerful, on the left, to its strongest synonyms, on the right.
Example sentences
- dynamic It might change the dynamic of our relationship.
- mighty There's somethin' mighty queer behind this, Scott!
- influential He's very influential in Kansai's adult industry.
- muscular Tom was diagnosed with muscular dystrophy in 2013.
- compelling Fashion is a compelling subject for documentaries.
- potent New Year shrine visit; which shrines are potent?
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| powerful | rising | |
| dynamic | rising | |
| mighty | rising | |
| influential | rising | |
| muscular | steady | |
| compelling | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- gurt
- 5 letters
- great1, heavy2, stiff1, hefty2
- 6 letters
- strong1, active2, ruling2, mighty2, robust2, potent2, sturdy2, cogent2, brawny2, sinewy3
- 7 letters
- telling2, intense2, dynamic3
- 8 letters
- muscular3, almighty3, vigorous3, forceful2, stalwart2, vehement3, mightful
- 9 letters
- effective3, herculean4
- 10 letters
- impressive3, compelling3, commanding3, omnipotent4, armipotent
- 11 letters
- influential4, efficacious4
- 13 letters
- authoritative5
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (heavy2 = 2 syllables).