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powerful

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Synonyms & Antonyms of powerful

having great power or influence

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

Synonyms for powerful

heavy,
heavy-duty,
important,
influential,
mighty,
potent,
puissant,
significant,
strong

Words Related to powerful

high-level,
senior,
top

able,
capable,
competent,
effective,
efficient

authoritarian,
autocratic
(also autocratical),
despotic,
dictatorial,
magisterial,
tyrannical
(also tyrannic)

celebrated,
distinguished,
dominant,
eminent,
famed,
famous,
great,
illustrious,
noble,
notable,
noteworthy,
notorious,
outstanding,
preeminent,
prestigious,
prominent,
renowned

dynamic,
energetic,
forceful,
high-powered,
robust,
vigorous

Near Antonyms for powerful

feeble,
flimsy,
frail,
infirm

anonymous,
nameless,
obscure,
uncelebrated,
unknown

incapable,
incompetent,
ineffective,
inept,
inexpert,
unfit,
unqualified,
unskilled,
unskillful

Antonyms for powerful

helpless,
impotent,
insignificant,
little,
powerless,
unimportant,
weak

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“Powerful.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/powerful. Accessed 24 Oct. 2021.

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