almighty

¹al·mighty

adjective \ȯl-ˈmī-tē\

Definition of ALMIGHTY

1

often capitalized : having absolute power over all <Almighty God>

2

a : relatively unlimited in power <an almighty board of directors>

b : having or regarded as having great power or importance <the almighty dollar>

3

: mighty —used as an intensive <an almighty shock>

— al·mighti·ness noun

Examples of ALMIGHTY

1. <the almighty shock that we got when we received the bill>
2. <when we are young, we want our parents to be almighty and to be able to make everything right when something goes wrong>

Origin of ALMIGHTY

Middle English, from Old English ealmihtig, from eall all + mihtig mighty

First Known Use: before 12th century

Related to ALMIGHTY

Synonyms

acute, intense, blistering, deep, dreadful, excruciating, explosive, exquisite, fearful, fearsome, ferocious, fierce, frightful, furious, ghastly, hard, heavy, heavy-duty, hellacious, intensive, keen, profound, terrible, vehement, vicious, violent

Antonyms

light, moderate, soft

Related Words

accentuated, aggravated, concentrated, deepened; emphasized, enhanced, heightened, intensified, magnified; stressed; exhaustive, thorough; harsh, rigorous, severe

Near Antonyms

feeble, weak; shallow, superficial; moderated, qualified; alleviated, eased, lightened, toned (down); abated, decreased, diminished, lessened, reduced, subdued

²almighty

adverb

Definition of ALMIGHTY

: to a great degree : extremely <although he did not precisely starve, he was almighty hungry — W. A. Swanberg>

Examples of ALMIGHTY

1. <that's an almighty large pumpkin you've grown there>

First Known Use of ALMIGHTY

1833

Related to ALMIGHTY

Synonyms

achingly, very, archly, awful, awfully, badly, beastly, blisteringly, bone, colossally, corking, cracking, damn, damned, dang, deadly, desperately, eminently, enormously, especially, ever, exceedingly (also exceeding), extra, extremely, fabulously, fantastically, far, fiercely, filthy, frightfully, full, greatly, heavily, highly, hugely, immensely, incredibly, intensely, jolly, majorly, mightily, mighty, monstrous [chiefly dialect], mortally, most, much, particularly, passing, rattling, real, really, right, roaring, roaringly, seriously, severely, so, sore, sorely, spanking, specially, stinking, such, super, supremely, surpassingly, terribly, that, thumping, too, unco, uncommonly, vastly, vitally, way, whacking, wicked, wildly

Antonyms

little, negligibly, nominally, slightly, somewhat

Related Words

absolutely, altogether, completely, downright, entirely, flat-out, fully, positively, purely, radically, thoroughly, totally, utterly, wholly; deeply, profoundly; exceptionally, notably, remarkably; considerably, extensively, significantly, substantially; appreciably, discernibly, markedly, noticeably, obviously, palpably, plainly, visibly; abundantly, plentifully; astronomically, grandly, monstrously, monumentally; excessively, obscenely, overmuch; amazingly, astonishingly, staggeringly

Near Antonyms

meagerly, scantily; barely, hardly, just, marginally, minimally, scarcely

Rhymes with ALMIGHTY

Almighty

Almighty

noun

Definition of ALMIGHTY

: god 1 —used with the

Examples of ALMIGHTY

1. <the missionaries gave thanks to the Almighty for their miraculous deliverance from death>

First Known Use of ALMIGHTY

before 12th century

Related to ALMIGHTY

Synonyms

Allah, deity, Author, Creator, Divinity, Eternal, Everlasting, Father, God, Godhead, Jehovah, Lord, Maker, Providence, Supreme Being, Yahweh (also Jahveh or Yahveh)

Other Christian Religious Terms

Pentateuch, blasphemy, curate, doxology, eremite, iconoclasm, liturgy, orison, pneuma, reliquary

Rhymes with ALMIGHTY

almighty, Venite