godlike

American

[god-lahyk] / ˈgɒdˌlaɪk /

adjective

like or befitting God or a god; divine.

godlike British

/ ˈɡɒdˌlaɪk /

adjective

resembling or befitting a god or God; divine

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Other Word Forms

godlikeness noun
ungodlike adjective

Etymology

Origin of godlike

First recorded in 1505–15; god + -like

Example Sentences

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Wilson famously remarked, “The real problem of humanity is … we have Paleolithic emotions, medieval institutions and godlike technology.”

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 9, 2025

Its future is uncertain beyond the hope of ushering in a godlike artificial intelligence that might help cure cancer and transform work and life as we know it.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 2, 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

They give birth.They have the most godlike of abilities, that of creating a human life seemingly from nothing.

From Salon • Sep. 1, 2024

There was no way this godlike creature could be meant for me.

From "Twilight" by Stephenie Meyer

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