Synonyms of powerhouses

powerhouses

noun

plural of powerhouse

as in achievers

an ambitious person who eagerly goes after what is desired

from the very start of her singing career, she had a reputation for being a very determined powerhouse

Synonyms & Similar Words

• achievers
• highfliers
• self-starters
• enterprisers
• go-getters
• hustlers
• bootstrappers
• go-aheads
• live wires
• hummers
• doers
• eager beavers
• comers
• individualists
• he-men

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• loafers
• idlers
• slackers
• dawdlers
• triflers
• shirkers
• laggards
• loungers
• procrastinators
• drones
• putterers
• sluggards
• malingerers
• goldbricks
• slowpokes
• lazybones
• lingerers
• dreamers
• loiterers
• neglecters
• ignorers
• dropouts
• daydreamers
• stick-in-the-muds
• dalliers
• quitters
• ne'er-do-wells

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of powerhouses

Nvidia has partnered with six finance powerhouses to shake up the AI industry. — Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 12 Aug. 2026

Other retail powerhouses, such as Bloomingdale’s and Lord & Taylor, soon competed with Macy’s. — Leslie Lenkowsky, The Conversation, 11 Aug. 2026

Corporate leaders possess invaluable skills—M&A, HR, digital marketing—to modernize these often-outdated businesses, transforming local shops into regional powerhouses. — Sho Dewan, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026

The news comes as powerhouses like David Zwirner and Pace, alongside a cohort of small and midsize galleries, shutter locations and cut staff and artists to contend with a turbulent art market. — News Desk, Artforum, 7 Aug. 2026

Analysts say a takeover could reshape the payments space, bringing together major fintech powerhouses. — Queenie Wong, Los Angeles Times, 29 July 2026

The German tuner, known for turning luxe cars from Lamborghini to Bentley into absurd, beastly powerhouses, has teamed up with the folks at Sunreef on a new 55-foot cat. — Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 28 July 2026

Acting powerhouses like Steven Yeun and Colman Domingo met their partners during the slow rise of their careers. — Adrianne Reece, InStyle, 28 July 2026

The original vision for Base is in tatters and much of the project now looks like a costly distraction that has embittered numerous users, and forced Coinbase to play catch-up to ascendant crypto powerhouses like Hyperliquid and Robinhood. — Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 20 July 2026