'Powerful' definitions:
Definition of 'powerful'
(from WordNet)
adverb
(Southern regional intensive) very; to a great degree; "the baby is mighty cute"; "he's mighty tired"; "it is powerful humid"; "that boy is powerful big now"; "they have a right nice place"; "they rejoiced mightily" [syn: mighty, mightily, powerful, right]
adjective
Having great power or force or potency or effect; "the most powerful government in western Europe"; "his powerful arms"; "a powerful bomb"; "the horse's powerful kick"; "powerful drugs"; "a powerful argument" [ant: powerless]
adjective
Strong enough to knock down or overwhelm; "a knock-down blow" [syn: knock-down(a), powerful]
adjective
Having great influence [syn: potent, powerful]
adjective
(of a person) possessing physical strength and weight; rugged and powerful; "a hefty athlete"; "a muscular boxer"; "powerful arms" [syn: brawny, hefty, muscular, powerful, sinewy]
adjective
Displaying superhuman strength or power; "herculean exertions" [syn: herculean, powerful]
Definition of 'Powerful'
From: GCIDE
- Powerful \Pow"er*ful\, a.
- 1. Full of power; capable of producing great effects of any kind; potent; mighty; efficacious; intense; as, a powerful man or beast; a powerful engine; a powerful argument; a powerful light; a powerful vessel. [1913 Webster]
- The powerful grace that lies In herbs, plants, stones, and their true qualities. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Mining) Large; capacious; -- said of veins of ore. [1913 Webster]
- Syn: Mighty; strong; potent; forcible; efficacious; energetic; intense. [1913 Webster] -- {Pow"er*ful*ly}, adv. -- {Pow"er*ful*ness}, n. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'powerful'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- absolute,
- acid,
- armipotent,
- ascendant,
- authoritarian,
- authoritative,
- authorized,
- autocratic,
- beefy,
- biting,
- bouncing,
- charismatic,
- charming,
- clothed with authority,
- cogent,
- commanding,
- compelling,
- competent,
- comprehensive,
- consequential,
- considerable,
- controlling,
- corrosive,
- cutting,
- deep,
- dominant,
- doughty,
- driving,
- duly constituted,
- dynamic,
- effective,
- effectual,
- efficacious,
- eminent,
- empowered,
- enchanting,
- energetic,
- estimable,
- ex officio,
- exhaustive,
- forceful,
- forcible,
- forcy,
- formidable,
- full,
- full-blooded,
- full-strength,
- governing,
- grand,
- grave,
- great,
- gutsy,
- gutty,
- hale,
- hard,
- hard as nails,
- hardy,
- hearty,
- heavy,
- hefty,
- hegemonic,
- hegemonistic,
- high,
- high-potency,
- high-powered,
- high-pressure,
- high-tension,
- husky,
- imperative,
- important,
- impressive,
- in force,
- in power,
- incisive,
- influential,
- intense,
- iron-hard,
- irresistible,
- leading,
- lusty,
- magnetic,
- main,
- maximum,
- mighty,
- mighty in battle,
- momentous,
- monocratic,
- mordant,
- nervous,
- nervy,
- obstinate,
- official,
- operative,
- penetrating,
- personable,
- persuasive,
- piercing,
- plenary,
- poignant,
- potent,
- preeminent,
- prepotent,
- prestigious,
- prominent,
- puissant,
- punchy,
- ranking,
- red-blooded,
- reputable,
- resilient,
- robust,
- robustious,
- rugged,
- ruling,
- senior,
- sensational,
- serious,
- sinewed,
- sinewy,
- slashing,
- stalwart,
- steely,
- stout,
- strapping,
- striking,
- strong,
- strong as brandy,
- strong as strong,
- strong-willed,
- sturdy,
- suasive,
- substantial,
- superior,
- supreme,
- telling,
- total,
- totalitarian,
- tough,
- trenchant,
- valid,
- vigorous,
- vital,
- weighty,
- winning
Words containing 'Powerful'
- Power,
- Powerable,
- Powerfully,
- Powerfulness,
- Powers,
- Powers, OR,
- all powerful,
- in power,
- powered,
- powers that be,
- will power,
- Balance of power,
- Candle power,
- Concert of the powers,
- Dispersive power,
- Dog power,
- Gin power,
- Horse power,
- Imperfect power,
- Indicated power,
- Mechanical powers,
- Motive power,
- Police power,
- Power County,
- Power loom,
- Power of a point,
- Power of attorney,
- Power of the keys,
- Power press,
- Power, ID,
- Power, MT,
- Powers Lake,
- Powers, MI,
- Steam power,
- The great powers,
- Unit of power,
- Water power,
- acoustic power,
- air power,
- all-powerful,
- atomic power,
- battery powered,
- black power,
- borrowing power,
- central powers,
- drawing power,
- electric power,
- electrical power,
- facial power,
- flower power,
- fourth power,
- great power,
- high powered,
- legal power,
- magical power,
- major power,
- nuclear power,
- passive power,
- people in power,
- power brake,
- power breakfast,
- power broker,
- power cable,
- power cod,
- power company,
- power cord,
- power couple,
- power dive,
- power drill,
- power elite,
- power failure,
- power grid,
- power hammer,
- power hunger,
- power law,
- power line,
- power loading,
- power meter,
- power module,
- power mower,
- power of appointment,
- power outage,
- power pack,
- power plant,
- power play,
- power point,
- power politics,
- power pylon,
- power reactor,
- power saw,
- power series,
- power service,
- power shovel,
- power station,
- power steering,
- power structure,
- power system,
- power takeoff,
- power tool,
- power train,
- power trip,
- power unit,
- power user,
- power walking,
- power worker,
- pulling power,
- purchasing power,
- reflective power,
- resolving power,
- rise to power,
- rocket power,
- sea power,
- second power,
- solar power,
- staying power,
- stock power,
- the veto power,
- third power,
- war power,
- wind power,
- world power,
- Brake horse power,
- Indicated horse power,
- Nominal horse power,
- Numbers commensurable in power,
- Power County, ID,
- Powers Lake, ND,
- Powers Lake, WI,
- Quantities commensurable in power,
- Switching power supply,
- battery-powered,
- high-power,
- high-powered,
- low-powered,
- lung-power,
- power-assisted,
- power-dive,
- power-driven,
- steam-powered,
- stevens' power law,
- nuclear-powered ship,
- nuclear-powered submarine,
- power-assisted steering,
- power-station worker,
- supreme headquarters allied powers europe,
- high-octane high-powered high-power high-voltage