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puissant

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Synonyms & Antonyms of puissant

having great power or influence

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

Synonyms for puissant

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

Words Related to puissant

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 puissant

feeble,
flimsy,
frail,
infirm

anonymous,
nameless,
obscure,
uncelebrated,
unknown

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

Antonyms for puissant

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

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“Puissant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/puissant. Accessed 7 Oct. 2022.

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