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puissant

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of puissant

having great power or influence

one of the nation's most respected and puissant advocates for equal rights

Synonyms of puissant

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

Words Related to puissant

high-level, senior, top

able, capable, competent, effective, efficient

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 of puissant

anonymous, nameless, obscure, uncelebrated, unknown

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

Antonyms of puissant

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

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