as in almighty
having unlimited power or authority
the nearly universal religious belief that God is omnipotent and omniscient
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Recent Examples of omnipotent
The reader is encouraged to root for Paul, but the story’s climax argues that the existence of an omnipotent despot spells bad news for a fragile interstellar empire.
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Emma Stefansky, The Atlantic, 21 Dec. 2024
Their gods weren’t omniscient, weren’t omnipotent, and definitely weren’t all good.
—Bryan Walsh, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
There is your beloved child, her forehead too pale, her cheeks too flushed, her enormous eyes gone glassy with fever, tacitly pleading with you, the omnipotent God of her tiny universe, to do something.
—Kathryn Schulz, New Yorker, 29 Mar. 2025
In subsequent retcons and embellishments over the years, before the Big Bang occurred for the seventh round, Galan was infused with the glowing omnipotent essence of the Sentience of the Cosmos to become the immortal being Galactus.
—Jeff Spry, Space.com, 12 Mar. 2025
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Emma Stefansky, The Atlantic, 21 Dec. 2024
Their gods weren’t omniscient, weren’t omnipotent, and definitely weren’t all good.
—Bryan Walsh, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
There is your beloved child, her forehead too pale, her cheeks too flushed, her enormous eyes gone glassy with fever, tacitly pleading with you, the omnipotent God of her tiny universe, to do something.
—Kathryn Schulz, New Yorker, 29 Mar. 2025
In subsequent retcons and embellishments over the years, before the Big Bang occurred for the seventh round, Galan was infused with the glowing omnipotent essence of the Sentience of the Cosmos to become the immortal being Galactus.
—Jeff Spry, Space.com, 12 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for omnipotent
Adjective
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Alongside impossibly strong grannies, Dana must also contend with a dangerous prisoner now enjoying some posthumous freedom and a gun-toting drug dynasty with one almighty grudge.—
Jon O'Brien,
IndieWire,
10 June 2025
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Which leaves it as one of the only periods of recorded music where many classic albums were never released on vinyl, with major record labels opting instead for now antiquated formats like mini disc or cassettes alongside the almighty CD.—
Jim Ryan,
Forbes,
19 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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The African Union is set to launch its own credit ratings agency this year to help challenge the establishment with additional transparency for African sovereign ratings.—
Yinka Adegoke,
semafor.com,
1 July 2025
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The company’s pre-IPO investors include Singaporean sovereign wealth fund Temasek.—
Zinnia Lee,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2025
Adjective
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Brands relying on a single, all-powerful figure risk obsolescence when cultural winds shift, as Vogue continues to experience under an empress who seemingly only takes advice from a mirror.—
Lilian Raji,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2025
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The only person who seems to be able to stop the all-powerful and dangerous teen is his childhood friend and gang leader, Kaneda.—
Borys Kit,
HollywoodReporter,
27 June 2025
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Sevens are the number of spiritual awakening, divine alignment, and completion.—
Dossé-Via Trenou,
Refinery29,
30 June 2025
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Through this process, the soul becomes more attuned to divine energy, reaching a state of harmony with the higher dimensions.—
Ascend Agency,
Chicago Tribune,
27 June 2025
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“Omnipotent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/omnipotent. Accessed 10 Jul. 2025.
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