omnipotent

[om-nip-uh-tuhnt]

adjective

1. almighty or infinite in power, as God.

2. having very great or unlimited authority or power.

   Synonyms: supreme, mighty, powerful
   Antonyms: helpless, powerless, impotent

noun

1. an omnipotent being.

2. the Omnipotent, God.

omnipotent

/ ɒmˈnɪpətənt /

adjective

1. having very great or unlimited power

noun

1. an epithet for God

Other Word Forms

• omnipotently adverb
• omnipotence noun
• unomnipotent adjective
• unomnipotently adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of omnipotent¹

First recorded in 1275–1325; Middle English, from Latin omnipotent-, stem of omnipotēns “all-powerful”; equivalent to omni- + potent ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of omnipotent¹

C14: via Old French from Latin omnipotens all-powerful, from _omni- + potens, from posse to be able

Example Sentences

They’re willing to accept that their creator is an omnipotent being that’s there with the answers that we don’t need to know for our safety or for whatever divine reason.

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According to Sharp, “The rulers of governments and political systems are not omnipotent, nor do they possess self-generating power.”

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Having eluded all accountability for anything he did in his first term and beyond, Trump sees himself as omnipotent now.

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Why it needed to be a mysterious omnipotent organization, I don’t know; perhaps plain old racketeers and crooked gamblers felt insufficiently nefarious to power a boxing story in 2024.

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Both men practiced what Calvin Coolidge preached — that persistence and determination are omnipotent.

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