This shows grade level based on the word's complexity.
powerful
[ pou-er-fuhl ]
/ ˈpaʊ ər fəl /
Save This Word!
This shows grade level based on the word's complexity.
adjective
OTHER WORDS FOR powerful
QUIZ
CAN YOU ANSWER THESE COMMON GRAMMAR DEBATES?
There are grammar debates that never die; and the ones highlighted in the questions in this quiz are sure to rile everyone up once again. Do you know how to answer the questions that cause some of the greatest grammar debates?
Question 1 of 7
Which sentence is correct?
Origin of powerful
synonym study for powerful
1. Powerful, mighty, potent suggest great force or strength. Powerful suggests capability of exerting great force or overcoming strong resistance: a powerful machine like a bulldozer. Mighty, now chiefly rhetorical, implies uncommon or overwhelming strength of power: a mighty army. Potent implies great natural or inherent power: a potent influence.
OTHER WORDS FROM powerful
Words nearby powerful
power drill, powered, power elite, power factor, power forward, powerful, powerhouse, power kiting, powerless, powerlifting, power line
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
How to use powerful in a sentence
British Dictionary definitions for powerful
powerful
/ (ˈpaʊəfʊl) /
adjective
having great power, force, potency, or effect
extremely effective or efficient in actiona powerful drug; a powerful lens
dialect large or greata powerful amount of trouble
adverb
dialect extremely; veryhe ran powerful fast
Derived forms of powerful
powerfully, adverbpowerfulness, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
© William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012