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Detailed Synonyms for powerful in English

powerful:

powerful adj

  1. powerful
    – displaying superhuman strength or power 1
    powerful; herculean
    – displaying superhuman strength or power 1
  2. powerful
    – having great power or force or potency or effect 1
    powerful
    – having great power or force or potency or effect 1
    • powerful adj
      • the most powerful government in western Europe1
      • his powerful arms1
      • a powerful bomb1
      • the horse's powerful kick1
      • powerful drugs1
      • a powerful argument1
  3. powerful
    – having great influence 1
    powerful; potent
    – having great influence 1
  4. powerful
    – (of a person) possessing physical strength and weight; rugged and powerful 1
    powerful; hefty; muscular; sinewy; brawny
    – (of a person) possessing physical strength and weight; rugged and powerful 1
  5. powerful
    – strong enough to knock down or overwhelm 1
    powerful; knock-down
    – strong enough to knock down or overwhelm 1

powerful adv

  1. powerful
    – (Southern regional intensive) very; to a great degree 1
    right; powerful; mighty; mightily
    – (Southern regional intensive) very; to a great degree 1
    • right adv
      • they have a right nice place1
    • powerful adv
      • it is powerful humid1
      • that boy is powerful big now1
    • mighty adv
      • the baby is mighty cute1
      • he's mighty tired1
    • mightily adv
      • they rejoiced mightily1

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Related Definitions for "powerful":

  1. displaying superhuman strength or power1
  2. having great power or force or potency or effect1
    • the most powerful government in western Europe1
    • his powerful arms1
    • a powerful bomb1
    • the horse's powerful kick1
    • powerful drugs1
    • a powerful argument1
  3. having great influence1
  4. (of a person) possessing physical strength and weight; rugged and powerful1
    • powerful arms1
  5. strong enough to knock down or overwhelm1
  6. (Southern regional intensive) very; to a great degree1
    • it is powerful humid1
    • that boy is powerful big now1

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