almighty
adjective
having unlimited power; omnipotent, as God.
almighty
American
[awl-mahy-tee]
/ ɔlˈmaɪ ti /
adjective
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having unlimited power; omnipotent, as God.
- Synonyms:
- all-powerful, sovereign, supreme
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having very great power, influence, etc..
The almighty press condemned him without trial.
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Informal. extreme; terrible.
He's in an almighty fix.
adverb
noun
almighty
1
British
/ ɔːlˈmaɪtɪ /
adjective
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all-powerful; omnipotent
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informal (intensifier)
an almighty row
adverb
Almighty
2
British
/ ɔːlˈmaɪtɪ /
noun
Other Word Forms
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
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."
Vocabulary lists containing almighty
Example Sentences
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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
She said: "When it did stop, there was this almighty cloud of mud and earth and everyone had mud on their faces."
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
Putting him on the almighty dollar would be the crowning achievement of these efforts.
From Salon ● Jul. 22, 2026
He spent a year making an almighty nuisance of himself.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 29, 2026
I put him up on the changing table and take off the wet one and Lord almighty if there ain’t three tinker toys and one a Miss Leefolt’s bobby pins in there.
From "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett
“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
In this Money Talks: Author and financial journalist Brendan Greeley tells Elizabeth Spiers about his new book, The Almighty Dollar—and the astonishing power this currency held long before the founding of the United States.
From Slate ● Jun. 9, 2026
But, you will have an Almighty God to comfort you, a family who loves you and a country that is pulling for you, including me,” the handwritten note from Bush says in part.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 4, 2026
“Mars Almighty, that’s creepy! Get out of here, spirits! Leave our friends alone!”
From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan
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