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   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

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

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   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 in Arabic

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

   • Powerful in French

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

   • Vietnamese Translation

     POWERFUL translate: hùng mạnh. Learn more in the Cambridge...

   • Powerful in German

     POWERFUL translate: mächtig. Learn more in the Cambridge...

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

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

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

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   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.thefreedictionary.com › powerfulPowerful - definition of powerful by The Free Dictionary

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

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   See powerful in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Check pronunciation: powerful. Definition of powerful adjective in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.