omnipotent

American  

[om-nip-uh-tuhnt] / ɒmˈnɪp ə tənt /

adjective

1. almighty or infinite in power, as God.

2. having very great or unlimited authority or power.

   Synonyms:

   supreme , mighty , powerful

   Antonyms:

   helpless , powerless , impotent

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noun

1. an omnipotent being.

2. the Omnipotent, God.

omnipotent British  

/ ɒmˈnɪpətənt /

adjective

1. having very great or unlimited power

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noun

1. an epithet for God

Other Word Forms

• omnipotence noun
• omnipotently adverb
• unomnipotent adjective
• unomnipotently adverb

Etymology

Origin of omnipotent

First recorded in 1275–1325; Middle English, from Latin omnipotent-, stem of omnipotēns “all-powerful”; equivalent to omni- + potent ¹

Example Sentences

They’re willing to accept that their creator is an omnipotent being that’s there with the answers that we don’t need to know for our safety or for whatever divine reason.

From Los Angeles Times

According to Sharp, “The rulers of governments and political systems are not omnipotent, nor do they possess self-generating power.”

From Salon

Having eluded all accountability for anything he did in his first term and beyond, Trump sees himself as omnipotent now.

From Salon

Why it needed to be a mysterious omnipotent organization, I don’t know; perhaps plain old racketeers and crooked gamblers felt insufficiently nefarious to power a boxing story in 2024.

From Los Angeles Times

Both men practiced what Calvin Coolidge preached — that persistence and determination are omnipotent.

From Salon