all-powerful

[awl-pou-er-fuhl]

adjective

1. having or exercising exclusive and unlimited authority; omnipotent.

all-powerful

adjective

1. possessing supreme power; omnipotent

Word History and Origins

Origin of all-powerful¹

First recorded in 1685–95

Example Sentences

The change was a dramatic departure from the archetype of the all-powerful football coach, whose dominion extended from the playbook to high-school recruiting.

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Still, it’s impossible to jump-start any suspense when the couple’s all-powerful GPS knows best.

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To Americans, he may still appear as the all-powerful ogre at the center of the political universe, driving sinister populist-nationalist forces all over the world.

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The goal of fascist leaders is to scare people into submission by seeming invulnerable and all-powerful.

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It’s shorthand for the belief that diverse casting in TV shows or Hollywood movies is entirely the result of pressure from the all-powerful left, and that bottom-line considerations play no role for these mega-corporations.

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