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

The conditions are brought on by a powerful ridge of high pressure moving in from the east as well as the unusual path of the remains of Tropical Storm Elida. — Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 22 July 2026

The challenge here is to identify two to three powerful initiatives that could accelerate progress towards the bigger, long-term opportunity. — John Hagel, Time, 22 July 2026

Walk on the very same wooden floors as young Richard Penniman did in this tiny but culturally powerful home in the Pleasant Hill section of Macon. — Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 22 July 2026

That the connected and the powerful are getting a chance to rub shoulders. — Ted Johnson, Deadline, 15 July 2026