all-powerful
adjective
all-pow·er·ful
ˈȯl-ˈpau̇(-ə)r-fəl 
: having complete or sole power
an all-powerful leader
Synonyms of all-powerful
Examples of all-powerful in a Sentence
that country's monarch was never an all-powerful ruler, but one who shared power with a parliament
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ABC's eight-season classic flew Elizabeth Montgomery to fame as Samantha, a witch who marries mortal Darren (Dick York, later replaced by Dick Sargent) despite the disapproval of her all-powerful mother (Agnes Moorehead).
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James Mercadante, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Jan. 2026
The current strategy has been to essentially recapitalize it, though the all-powerful algorithm cannot be walled off from the Chinese headquarters.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 18 Dec. 2025
Maybe the only thing worse than being complicit in an all-powerful corrupt oligarchy is being complicit in an increasingly less powerful corrupt oligarchy.
—Sam Lipsyte, Curbed, 15 Dec. 2025
Could someone perhaps tap into both the darkness of being an all-powerful being in a wacky world and the relative fun of, well, that exact same thing?
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 11 Dec. 2025
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James Mercadante, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Jan. 2026
The current strategy has been to essentially recapitalize it, though the all-powerful algorithm cannot be walled off from the Chinese headquarters.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 18 Dec. 2025
Maybe the only thing worse than being complicit in an all-powerful corrupt oligarchy is being complicit in an increasingly less powerful corrupt oligarchy.
—Sam Lipsyte, Curbed, 15 Dec. 2025
Could someone perhaps tap into both the darkness of being an all-powerful being in a wacky world and the relative fun of, well, that exact same thing?
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 11 Dec. 2025
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“All-powerful.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/all-powerful. Accessed 15 Jan. 2026.
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