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    pow·er·ful
    /ˈpou(ə)rf(ə)l/

    adjective

    adverb

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

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

    having a lot of strength or force: She's an extremely powerful runner. The picture quality is bad because the TV signal isn't powerful enough. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. B2. having a very great effect: a powerful drug. Her speech about cruelty to children was very powerful. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples.

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

    The meaning of POWERFUL is having great power, prestige, or influence. How to use powerful in a sentence.

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

    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.

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

    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.

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

    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.

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

    1. having great power, force, potency, or effect. 2. (Chemistry) extremely effective or efficient in action: a powerful drug; a powerful lens. 3. dialect large or great: a powerful amount of trouble. adv. dialect extremely; very: he ran powerful fast. ˈpowerfully adv. ˈpowerfulness n.

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

    having great power or force; very effective. a powerful engine. a powerful voice. a powerful telescope. A huge and powerful storm is on track to hit Florida. I traded my computer in for a more powerful model. Capitalism is an immensely powerful force in modern society. Gene technology is a very powerful tool. Humour can be a powerful weapon.

  9. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryPOWERFUL | definition in the Cambridge Learner’s Dictionary

    POWERFUL meaning: 1. A powerful person is able to control and influence people and events: 2. having a lot of…. Learn more.

  10. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › powerfulpowerful | meaning of powerful in Longman Dictionary of ... -...

    powerful meaning, definition, what is powerful: a powerful person, organization, group e...: Learn more.

  11. www.merriam-webster.com › thesaurus › powerfulPOWERFUL Synonyms: 73 Similar and Opposite Words - ...

    Synonyms for POWERFUL: influential, significant, strong, important, potent, mighty, prominent, heavy-duty; Antonyms of POWERFUL: weak, little, powerless, insignificant, unimportant, helpless, impotent, feeble