Synonyms of powerful

powerful

adjective

ˈpau̇(-ə)r-fəl 

as in influential

having great power or influence

a powerful producer in the music business who is considered responsible for the careers of several superstars

Synonyms & Similar Words

• influential
• significant
• strong
• important
• potent
• mighty
• prominent
• heavy
• senior
• heavy-duty
• puissant
• efficient
• effective
• capable
• outstanding
• great
• famous
• distinguished
• dominant
• high-level
• top
• robust
• able
• competent
• celebrated
• notable
• renowned
• dynamic
• prestigious
• notorious
• vigorous
• noteworthy
• illustrious
• authoritarian
• autocratic
• eminent
• tyrannical
• despotic
• energetic
• forceful
• famed
• dictatorial
• noble
• high-powered
• magisterial
• preeminent

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• weak
• little
• powerless
• insignificant
• unimportant
• helpless
• impotent
• feeble
• flimsy
• frail
• unknown
• infirm
• obscure
• anonymous
• ineffective
• incapable
• nameless
• incompetent
• unfit
• unskilled
• unqualified
• inept
• uncelebrated
• unskillful
• inexpert

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of powerful

Still, there is something in Diaz that wants to be reckoned with, something that brings to mind those black bears in SoHo, startling and powerful and rare. — Kathryn Schulz, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2026

Wait a minute — didn’t the novelty of using powerful modeling software to make crazy new forms fade away years ago? — Sam Lubell, Curbed, 21 Sep. 2026

On one side stand the powerful, deputized by the law to harass poor villagers in pursuit of a Robin Hood figure. — Siddhant Adlakha, IndieWire, 21 Sep. 2026

Then, after talks restarted and the settlement began taking shape, several powerful Bonta allies, including New York Atty. — Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2026