ALL-POWERFUL Synonyms: 58 Similar and Opposite Words

all-powerful

adjective

ˈȯl-ˈpau̇(-ə)r-fəl

Definition of all-powerful

as in almighty

having unlimited power or authority that country's monarch was never an all-powerful ruler, but one who shared power with a parliament

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Recent Examples of all-powerful Concerned, Athena consults the all-powerful Zeus about what Odysseus should do. — Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 18 July 2026 Cormier plays the kind, generous, fun-loving, but all-powerful Avatar Aang. — Skyler Trepel, PEOPLE, 27 June 2026 A lot of work has gone into developing the 250 over the last five years, from a collaboration with pro MX2 racer Alessandro Lupino, to borrowing engine tech from the all-powerful Panigale V4 R sportsbike, to building a model-specific 5-speed gearbox and a new exhaust. — Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 26 June 2026 The second movie, which brought back the original director David Frankel and screenwriter Aline Brosh McKenna, picks up 20 years later as Anne Hathaway’s Andy Sachs returns to Runway magazine as a features editor under Meryl Streep’s all-powerful editor-in-chief, Miranda Priestly. — Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 15 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for all-powerful

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An almighty monument in fine white marble and soaring ceilings in a city that’s already full of such stuff, and as grand as all get-out.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Aug. 2026
That’s what 49ers outcast Brandon Aiyuk, amid his recent social-media rants, mockingly called the practice facility that neighbors an almighty electrical substation.

— Cam Inman, Mercury News, 24 July 2026

Definition of almighty

Adjective

God, Spirit, is omnipresent, omnipotent, here to protect us under any condition and without interruption.

— Russell Whittaker, Christian Science Monitor, 6 Aug. 2026
The only leaders more buffoonish and lethal than the fairground hucksters elected in our failing democracies are the omnipotent clowns of tyranny.

— Simon Sebag Montefiore, The Atlantic, 28 June 2026

Definition of omnipotent

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Gartner expects sovereign-cloud spending to reach $80 billion in 2026, with a fifth of workloads shifting from global providers to local ones.

— Bora Unlu, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
SpaceX could emerge as a serious competitor, while sovereign wealth funds such as Saudi Arabia’s PIF and Abu Dhabi’s MGX combine cheap capital, abundant power and the flexibility to work with both western and Chinese AI companies.

— Amit Joshi, Fortune, 20 Aug. 2026

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