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
They have been denounced as lecherous predators and as omnipotent conspirators, as arch-Bolsheviks and arch-capitalists.
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Ian Buruma, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025
Today, those who build these nearly omnipotent algorithms are still possessed of a human conscience.
—Tyler Johnson, Mercury News, 19 Sep. 2025
Exactly — omnipotent, completely ignorant to any outside influences.
—Scottie Andrew, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2025
Scholars like John Lennox argue that the Babel story warns against hubris in innovation, where the pursuit of omnipotent power, especially through AI and synthetic consciousness, may lead to fragmentation and collapse, not to triumph.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 15 Aug. 2025
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Ian Buruma, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025
Today, those who build these nearly omnipotent algorithms are still possessed of a human conscience.
—Tyler Johnson, Mercury News, 19 Sep. 2025
Exactly — omnipotent, completely ignorant to any outside influences.
—Scottie Andrew, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2025
Scholars like John Lennox argue that the Babel story warns against hubris in innovation, where the pursuit of omnipotent power, especially through AI and synthetic consciousness, may lead to fragmentation and collapse, not to triumph.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 15 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for omnipotent
Adjective
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Chalk it up to another win for the almighty customer.—
Editorial Board,
Washington Post,
20 Mar. 2026
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Not only was there little between the two teams on the night, but Swansea’s late triumph came via an almighty howler from Wrexham goalkeeper Arthur Okonkwo.—
Richard Sutcliffe,
New York Times,
14 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Saudi Arabia is directing more of its sovereign wealth toward domestic projects.—
Liz Hoffman,
semafor.com,
24 Mar. 2026
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Currently, Paramount has announced that Middle Eastern sovereign wealth funds will finance $24 billion of the acquisition of Warner Bros Discovery.—
Joseph M. Singer,
Deadline,
24 Mar. 2026
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Long before the birth of Julius Caesar, the Roman Republic appointed all-powerful dictators to protect their state in times of crisis.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
25 Mar. 2026
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The group took advantage of Pakistan’s political chaos to further entrench its power in the border lands and threaten the country’s all-powerful military.—
Harriet Marsden,
TheWeek,
24 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Mesopotamian patients were instructed to seek divine help specifically for complaints of the ear, spleen, and pancreas.—
Rafil Kroll-Zaidi,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Mar. 2026
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For all its divine ambition, the series falls victim to the same old pitfalls that have sunk biopics of so many lesser mortals.—
Angie Han,
HollywoodReporter,
22 Mar. 2026
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“Omnipotent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/omnipotent. Accessed 28 Mar. 2026.
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