Yahoo Web Search

Search results

1. Dictionary

   powerful

   /ˈpaʊəf(ʊ)l/

   adjective

   • 1. having great power or strength: "a fast, powerful car" Similar strongmuscularmusclysturdystrappingrobustmightyheftybrawnyburlyhuskyathleticmanlywell builtHerculeantoughsolidsubstantiallustyinformal:beefyhunkyrippedshreddedbuffjackeddated:stalwartliterary:starkthewyviolentforcefulheavyhardmightyvigorousheftythunderousOpposite weakgentle
   • ▪ having control and influence over people and events: "the world's most powerful nation" Similar influentialstronghigh-poweredimportantcontrollingdominantcommandingpotentforcefulvigorousdynamicformidableredoubtableinformal:bighigh-octaneliterary:puissantOpposite weakpowerless
   • ▪ having a strong effect on people's feelings or thoughts: "his photomontages are powerful anti-war images" Similar cogentcompellingconvincingpersuasiveeloquentimpressivestrikingtellinginfluentialforcefulstrongeffectivedramaticpassionategraphicvividmovingpotentauthoritativegreatweightyvigorousforcibleirresistiblesubstantialOpposite ineffective

   adverb

   • 1. very: dialect "walking is powerful hot work"

   Derivatives

   • 1. powerfulness noun

   Scrabble Points: 16

   • P

     3

   • O

     1

   • W

     4

   • E

     1

   • R

     1

   • F

     4

   • U

     1

   • L

     1

   Powered by Oxford Dictionaries

   More definitions, origin and scrabble points

2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishPOWERFUL | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

   dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › english

   • Cached

   Learn the meaning of powerful as an adjective in English, with synonyms, antonyms, and usage examples. Powerful can describe something that has a lot of control, strength, effect, or image size.

   • Znaczenie Powerful, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary

     powerful definicja: 1. having a lot of power to control...

   • English (US)

     POWERFUL meaning: 1. having a lot of power to control people...

   • Powerful: Italian Translation

     powerful translate: potente, potente, possente, potente....

   • Powerful: Catalan Translation

     powerful translate: poderós, potent, poderós, fort. Learn...

   • Powerful: Polish Translation

     POWERFUL translate: wpływowy, potężny, potężny, mocny,...

   • Powerful in Arabic

     POWERFUL translate: قَوي / ذو نُفوذ, قَوي. Learn more in the...

   • Powerful in Russian

     POWERFUL translate: влиятельный , мощный , яркий, сильный ....

   • Powerful in French

     POWERFUL translate: puissant/-ante, fort/forte,...

3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › powerfulPowerful Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

   www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › powerful

   • Cached

   Learn the meaning of powerful as an adjective, with synonyms, examples, and word history. Powerful means having great power, prestige, or influence, or leading to many or important deductions.

4. www.dictionary.com › browse › powerfulPOWERFUL Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

   www.dictionary.com › browse › powerful

   • Cached

   adjective. having or exerting great power or force. Synonyms: strong, forceful. Antonyms: weak. physically strong, as a person: a large, powerful athlete. producing great physical effects, as a machine or a blow. potent; efficacious: a powerful drug. having great effectiveness, as a speech, speaker, description, reason, etc.

5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryPOWERFUL | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

   dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionary

   • Cached

   Learn the meaning of powerful as an adjective in English, with synonyms, antonyms, and usage examples. Powerful can describe something that has a lot of control, strength, effect, or image size.

6. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › powerfulPowerful - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

   www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › powerful

   Definitions of powerful. adjective. having great power or force or potency or effect. “the most powerful government in western Europe” “his powerful arms” “a powerful bomb” “the horse's powerful kick” “a powerful argument” synonyms: impactful. effective, effectual, efficacious.

7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishPOWERFUL definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

   www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › english

   • Cached

   Learn the meaning of powerful as an adjective to describe something or someone that has great force, strength, or influence. See synonyms, pronunciation, collocations, and sentences with powerful.

8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishpowerful adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and...

   www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › english

   • Cached

   Learn the meaning, pronunciation and usage of the adjective powerful, which can describe people, things, forces or effects. See synonyms, collocations and example sentences from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary.