powerful
adjective
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- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 adjective
having great power or force or potency or effect
the most powerful government in western Europe
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Sense 2 adverb
(Southern regional intensive) very; to a great degree
the baby is mighty cute
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- intensifier domain usage
Sense 3 adjective
strong enough to knock down or overwhelm
a knock-down blow
Related & opposite
- strong similar to
Sense 4 adjective
having great influence
Related & opposite
- power derivation
- influential similar to
Sense 5 adjective
(of a person) possessing physical strength and weight; rugged and powerful
a hefty athlete
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Sense 6 adjective
displaying superhuman strength or power
herculean exertions
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- power derivation
- Hercules derivation
- superhuman similar to
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | also see | Related & opposite | effective |
| 1 | also see | Related & opposite | potent |
| 1 | also see | Related & opposite | strong |
| 1 | antonym | Related & opposite | powerless |
| 1 | attribute | Related & opposite | power |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | power |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | almighty |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | coercive |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | compelling |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | mighty |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | muscular |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | potent |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | puissant |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | regentip |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | ruling |
| 2 | domain usage | Related & opposite | intensifier |
| 3 | similar to | Related & opposite | strong |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | power |
| 4 | similar to | Related & opposite | influential |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | heft |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | heftiness |
| 5 | similar to | Related & opposite | strong |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | power |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | Hercules |
| 6 | similar to | Related & opposite | superhuman |