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Synonyms

godlike

American  
[god-lahyk] / ˈgɒdˌlaɪk /

adjective

  1. like or befitting God or a god; divine.


godlike British  
/ ˈɡɒdˌlaɪk /

adjective

  1. resembling or befitting a god or God; divine

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Other Word Forms

  • godlikeness noun
  • ungodlike adjective

Etymology

Origin of godlike

First recorded in 1505–15; god + -like

Example Sentences

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They are suggesting robot workforces will rise to outnumber human populations, godlike smartglasses will replace iPhones as new computer paradigms and AI data centers will expand to outer space.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 7, 2025

The great and powerful Oz, though, is precisely as powerful as our willingness to suspend disbelief that something that sits by design in front of a curtain is perfect, godlike, and omnipotent.

From Slate • Jul. 21, 2025

His global reputation, as an overgrown godlike Boy Scout spouting American ideals, for years made him less hip for modern viewers than his brooding billionaire vigilante counterpoint, Batman.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 10, 2025

As the camera roams the countryside, godlike and unnoticed, we hear the hag’s breath rattling on the soundtrack.

From Salon • Jan. 23, 2025

“I set before you the bow of godlike Odysseus. He who strings the bow and shoots an arrow straight through twelve rings in a line, I will take as my husband.”

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton