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• almighty
  almighty

  adjective

  having unlimited power; omnipotent, as God.
• Almighty
  Almighty

  noun

  another name for God

almighty

American  

[awl-mahy-tee] / ɔlˈmaɪ ti /

adjective

1. having unlimited power; omnipotent, as God.

   Synonyms:

   all-powerful, sovereign, supreme

2. having very great power, influence, etc..

   The almighty press condemned him without trial.

3. Informal. extreme; terrible.

   He's in an almighty fix.

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adverb

1. Informal. extremely.

   It's almighty hot.

noun

1. the Almighty, God.

almighty ¹ British  

/ ɔːlˈmaɪtɪ /

adjective

1. all-powerful; omnipotent

2. informal (intensifier)

   an almighty row

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adverb

1. informal (intensifier)

   an almighty loud bang

Almighty ² British  

/ ɔːlˈmaɪtɪ /

noun

1. another name for God

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Other Word Forms

• almightiness
  noun
• almightily
  adverb

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Etymology

Origin of almighty

before 900; Middle English; Old English ælmihtig, ealmihtig, equivalent to æl-, eal- all (cognate with Old Norse al- < *ol-o- ) + mihtig ( miht, meaht might ² + -ig -y ¹ ); cf. Alemanni

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Explanation

Anything that's almighty is extremely powerful. In fact, being almighty gives something (or someone) an infinite amount of power. Originally, the adjective almighty was capitalized and used to refer to God. It comes from the Old English ælmihtig, "all-powerful." You could also describe something that's almighty as "omnipotent" or even "godlike." Today people often use almighty in a sarcastic or ironic way to talk about things that exert a ridiculously huge amount of control over people: "All he cares about is the almighty dollar."

Example Sentences

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But the race was stopped after Verstappen had an almighty accident at the end of the first lap.

From BBC ● Aug. 23, 2026

Scientists believe that S301 was once part of a binary star system that was torn apart by the almighty pull of the black hole.

From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026

He spent a year making an almighty nuisance of himself.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 29, 2026

Usurping incumbent openers Abhishek Sharma, the top-ranked T20 batter in the world and Sanju Samson - India's match-winner in the semi-final and final of this year's World Cup - will be an almighty challenge.

From BBC ● May 7, 2026

There was an almighty bang as the door opened.

From "When Dimple Met Rishi" by Sandhya Menon

“So 95% of our force recognizes an Almighty God,” he said.

From Salon ● Oct. 3, 2026

Brendan Greeley’s “The Almighty Dollar,” published in May, highlights another complication.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 31, 2026

Traditional religion might not have worked out, or perhaps users are feeling oppressed by the Almighty Algorithm.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026

This wish is granted, but Salieri reneges on his end of the deal after losing faith in the Almighty.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 18, 2026

It was never my intention to do wrong, and so generally I thought I was in good stead with the Almighty.

From "Bad Boy" by Walter Dean Myers

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