mighty

1 of 2

adjective

ˈmī-tē 

mightier; mightiest

1

: possessing might : powerful

2

: accomplished or characterized by might

a mighty thrust

3

: great or imposing in size or extent : extraordinary

mighty

2 of 2

adverb

: extremely, very

a mighty handy gadget

Using Mighty as an Intensive: Usage Guide

Mighty used as an intensive usually conveys a folksy down-home feeling.

plain and simple fare … but mighty filling and mighty satisfying

—Asheville (N.C.) Citizen-Times

It is used especially to create a chatty style

turnip greens, corn bread and biscuits. That sounds mighty good to me

—Julia Child

or to stress a rural atmosphere.

a man must be mighty serious about his squirrel hunting

—Stuart Williams, Field & Stream

In a more formal context, mighty is used to create emphasis by drawing attention to itself.

the chairman made sure that there were mighty few of them

—Mollie Panter-Downes

Synonyms

Adjective

• heavy
• heavy-duty
• important
• influential
• potent
• powerful
• puissant
• significant
• strong

Adverb

• achingly
• almighty
• archly
• awful
• awfully
• badly
• beastly
• blisteringly
• bone
• colossally
• corking
• cracking
• damn
• damned
• dang
• deadly
• desperately
• eminently
• enormously
• especially
• ever
• exceedingly
• exceeding
• extra
• extremely
• fabulously
• fantastically
• far
• fiercely
• filthy
• frightfully
• full
• greatly
• heavily
• highly
• hugely
• immensely
• incredibly
• intensely
• jolly
• majorly
• mightily
• 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
• very
• vitally
• way
• whacking
• wicked
• wildly

Examples of mighty in a Sentence

Adjective

The barbarians faced a mighty army.

the decline of a mighty empire

With a mighty leap, he jumped across the stream.

A mighty famine devastated the land.

It took a mighty effort to get everything done on time.

Adverb

Your father and I are mighty proud of you.

That was a mighty tasty dinner.

He made the offer mighty appealing.

She has some mighty important decisions to make.

It sure was mighty cold last night.

We're mighty glad to be here.

Recent Examples on the Web

Adjective

Blueberries Blueberries are a small but mighty superfruit packed with nutrients. —Lindsey Desoto, Health, 12 May 2025

From a surprise baby bump to a sleek race-car entrance, these celebrities joined a small but mighty club of stars who have opted to make the famous Met steps not just a runway but a stage. —Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 7 May 2025

Adverb

That revenue will look mighty good to fiscal conservatives who would use the sale of our public estate to get out of a budgetary jam. —Andrew McKean, Outdoor Life, 14 May 2025

The Trump administration struck mighty blows in the first 100 days, reshaping DEI policies across industries and touching virtually every American workplace. —Jessica Guynn, USA Today, 2 May 2025

Word History

First Known Use

Adjective

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Adverb

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing mighty

• high-and-mighty
• mighty mite

Rhymes for mighty

• flighty
• nightie
• almighty
• aphrodite

Kids Definition

mighty

1 of 2 adjective

ˈmīt-ē 

mightier; mightiest

1

: having might : powerful, strong

a mighty army

2

: done by might : showing great power

mighty deeds

3

: very great

a mighty famine

mightiness noun

mighty

2 of 2 adverb

: very entry 2 sense 1, extremely

mighty proud of you