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Synonyms for puissant

  • adjective

Most common

powerful mighty potent stalwart forcible

All synonyms

Adjective

powerful, mighty, strong, potent, stalwart, forcible, vigorous, sturdy

Antonyms

weak

All antonyms of puissant →

Example sentences

  • powerful His powerful speech carried the audience with him.
  • mighty There's somethin' mighty queer behind this, Scott!
  • potent New Year shrine visit; which shrines are potent?
  • stalwart He was a stalwart defender of the role of philosophy in education.
  • forcible He had to take a forcible approach to the stuck window.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
puissantsteady
powerfulrising
mightyrising
potentrising
stalwartrising
forciblefalling

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

6 letters
strong1, mighty2, potent2, sturdy2
8 letters
powerful3, vigorous3, stalwart2, forcible3

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (mighty2 = 2 syllables).