almighty
adjective
having unlimited power; omnipotent, as God.
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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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Putting him on the almighty dollar would be the crowning achievement of these efforts.
From Salon ● Jul. 22, 2026
But in the outskirts of Boston on Saturday, it could be Steve Clarke who is about to hurl one almighty curveball that even Babe Ruth would struggle to read.
From BBC ● Jun. 13, 2026
He spent a year making an almighty nuisance of himself.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 29, 2026
Emlyn Jones told the jury: "The force of the blast lifted the floorboards, shifted the furniture, and caused significant damage to the property and to the house next door. It also made an almighty bang."
From BBC ● May 6, 2026
They had nicknamed the minivan Sal, another homage to the great and almighty Jack Kerouac.
From "Book Scavenger" by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman
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
"We remembered God Almighty night and day. Neighbours would come to the Quran circle in the house," Suleiman says.
From BBC ● Apr. 14, 2026
"Pray, invoke Almighty God and hope that your prayers will be answered," he told the worshippers.
From Barron's ● Mar. 20, 2026
And let’s not get started with social media “influencers” except to say that doing the right and honest thing has been swept aside by the twin tsunamis of popularity and the Almighty Buck.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 13, 2025
The Almighty, the eternal and terrible Master of the Universe, chose to be silent.
From "Night" by Elie Wiesel
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