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adjective

ˈmī-tē How to pronounce mighty (audio)
Definition of mightynext
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as in powerful
having great power or influence one of the mighty leaders of the U.S. financial world

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2
as in huge
unusually large a mighty castle towered over everything nearby

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mighty

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adverb

as in extremely
to a great degree we were mighty hungry after raking leaves all afternoon

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Recent Examples of mighty
Adjective
As the mighty Nasdaq-100 runs in place, the Russell 2000 is steadily pushing higher, now up 20% this year versus the Nasdaq's 18% advance. — Oliver Renick, CNBC, 9 July 2026 Tis hard to see the mighty prancing war horse, trampling the dying and dead beneath their merciless feet. — Rose Horowitch, The Atlantic, 8 July 2026
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Bode and Jake — whose patience with Danny's resistance to being helped is wearing mighty thin — manage to free Danny and relocate to the roof. — Britt Hayes, Entertainment Weekly, 23 May 2026 But some of what got played for laughs in 2012 is mighty squeamish to revisit with a post #MeToo sensibility. — Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 11 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for mighty
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mighty
  1. powerful
  2. huge
  3. extremely
  4. influential
  5. giant
  6. very
  7. significant
  8. gigantic
Adjective
  • New York — The stocks that have fueled Wall Street’s powerful AI rally are suddenly under pressure as investors evaluate rising tensions in the Middle East, take profits after a historic run and reassess where to find value.
    — John Towfighi, CNN Money, 9 July 2026
  • The powerful currents of flash floods can carry drivers off the road.
    — NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 9 July 2026
Definition of powerful
Adjective
  • Benjamin Willis, a Lorain, Ohio, teenager and huge Marvel movie fan, opened his mouth in awe.
    — Rodney Ho, AJC.com, 6 July 2026
  • That water supply is not the same water supply that goes toward agriculture, which accounts for a huge portion of the water used in the country, Anisfeld said.
    — Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 5 July 2026
Definition of huge
Adverb
  • Be vigilant about never leaving young children and pets in vehicles without supervision, especially during periods of intense heat, as car interiors can quickly become extremely hot.
    — CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 14 July 2026
  • Surveillance of a suspect can take hours or days, and is extremely resource-intensive.
    — Caroll Alvarado, CNN Money, 14 July 2026
Definition of extremely
Adjective
  • Marie Antoinette was bold, beautiful, irreverent and hugely influential, and to revisit it now through Eleanor Coppola’s eyes, as both a filmmaker and a mother, is incredibly moving.
    — Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 8 July 2026
  • Project 2029 — a nod to Project 2025, the influential policy manual from the conservative Heritage Foundation — seeks to influence Democrats’ platforms.
    — Simone Foxman, Fortune, 8 July 2026
Definition of influential
Adjective
  • In Dallas, giant gas station Buc-ee’s is the main attraction.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2026
  • Bands perform as the peaceful crowd saunters, with the visual entertainment of beefy men cooking barbecue on giant grills.
    — Michael Goldstein, Forbes.com, 11 July 2026
Definition of giant
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  • Dior presented its Diorissima collection at Villa Dior, a space dedicated to Dior’s very important customers (VICs).
    — Laure Guilbault, Vogue, 10 July 2026
  • The stewards of the forest About 100 miles northwest of the Tahoe Basin, lower down in the foothills, survivors of the epic 2018 Camp fire that destroyed the town of Paradise have a very different relationship with forest stewards.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026
Definition of very
Adjective
  • That’s reigniting age-old feuds about production quotas that already led the United Arab Emirates, one of OPEC’s most significant members, to leave the group in April.
    — David Goldman, CNN Money, 6 July 2026
  • It is recommended that any batteries in devices that will be stored for significant periods should undergo a maintenance routine to maintain their health by charging them to half capacity every six months.
    — Ewan Spence, Forbes.com, 6 July 2026
Definition of significant
Adjective
  • Don’t have the engineering know-how or enough paper to craft your own gigantic glider?
    — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 9 July 2026
  • And from faculty lounges today comes a gigantic rejection of the Humphrey-to-Obama synthesis.
    — David Brooks, The Atlantic, 8 July 2026
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