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

Across the Plains states, where waves of commodity grains roll like a mighty Goliath, the percentage of farmers selling food directly to consumers is below 4%. —Melanie Stetson Freeman, Christian Science Monitor, 22 Apr. 2025

Since 2021, PreSonus has been part of the mighty Fender Group, an American company that’s imbued with the magic of the music industry and founded by Leo Fender back in 1946 from Fullerton, California. —Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 20 Apr. 2025

Adverb

As ornithologists and most birders know, hummingbirds are tiny but mighty – mighty as in mighty aggressive. —Grrlscientist, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025

When trying to find great gifts for them, Hanna Andersson’s promo codes come in mighty handy. —Malia Griggs, Glamour, 18 Mar. 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