POWERFUL Synonyms

• (Southern regional intensive) very; to a great degree

• having or showing great strength or force or intensity

• (of a person) possessing physical strength and weight; rugged and powerful

• characterized by or full of force or strength (often but not necessarily physical)

• forceful and definite in expression or action

• (of a person) possessing physical strength and weight; rugged and powerful

• of considerable weight and size

• large in amount or extent or degree

• of or relating to or consisting of muscle

• having a robust muscular body-build characterized by predominance of structures (bone and muscle and connective tissue) developed from the embryonic mesodermal layer

• having or suggesting great physical power or force

• (of a person) possessing physical strength and weight; rugged and powerful

• having a strong physiological or chemical effect

• (of a male) capable of copulation

• having great influence

• having or wielding force or authority

• having strength or power greater than average or expected

• having a strong physiological or chemical effect

• not faint or feeble

• having or wielding force or authority

• immune to attack; incapable of being tampered with

• of good quality and condition; solidly built

• of verbs not having standard (or regular) inflection

• being distilled rather than fermented; having a high alcoholic content

• freshly made or left

• strong and sure

• terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God

• having unlimited power

• endowed with authority

• having authority or ascendancy or influence

• of recognized authority or excellence

• used of a height or viewpoint

• driving or forcing

• tending to persuade by forcefulness of argument

• exercising influence or control

• (of genes) producing the same phenotype whether its allele is identical or dissimilar

• (music) the fifth note of the diatonic scale

• an allele that produces the same phenotype whether its paired allele is identical or different

• most frequent or common

• characterized by action or forcefulness or force of personality

• of or relating to dynamics

• (used of verbs (e.g. `to run') and participial adjectives (e.g. `running' in `running water')) expressing action rather than a state of being

• an efficient incentive

• producing or capable of producing an intended result or having a striking effect

• able to accomplish a purpose; functioning effectively

• works well as a means or remedy

• exerting force or influence

• existing in fact; not theoretical; real

• ready for service

• possessing or exerting or displaying energy

• working hard to promote an enterprise

• extremely impressive in strength or excellence

• inspiring fear

• breed of heavy-coated Arctic sled dog

• muscular and heavily built

• deep and harsh sounding as if from shouting or illness or emotion

• having or exercising influence or power

• possessing or displaying a distinctive feature to a heightened degree

• extremely sharp or severe

• (of color) having the highest saturation

• a highly energetic and indefatigable person

• a team considered to be the best of its class

• an electrical generating station