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 For the Kremlin, building an all-powerful security state could ultimately undermine its ability to govern. — Andrei Soldatov, Foreign Affairs, 31 Aug. 2026 John is a Black man trying to shape himself around the expectations of the Guardians, all-powerful beings that don’t know the first thing about his culture. — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 30 Aug. 2026 The all-powerful, 24-member politburo now has only 21 members. — Sylvie Zhuang, CNN Money, 16 Aug. 2026 Jesus showed that physical problems, troubled relationships, financial needs, and even personal wilderness experiences can be resolved by holding thought to Mind’s all-powerful, entirely good reality. — The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 14 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for all-powerful

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Thanks to an almighty production boom in the region, powered by a whopping 60 percent tax rebate (increasing to 70 percent for projects shot in the Basque language, Euskera), the Basque Country’s film and TV output has never looked so healthy.

— Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 21 Sep. 2026
Cut to terra ferma, where the almighty rainstorm soaking the streets of Rome seems a comparatively trifling bit of weather.

— Guy Lodge, Variety, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of almighty

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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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About 90% of the investor base of the company, including Larry Ellison, the Oracle billionaire and father of Skydance CEO David Ellison, as well as RedBird Capital, Middle East sovereign wealth funds and other backers, did not receive the warrants.

— Dade Hayes, Deadline, 14 Oct. 2026
Qatar’s sovereign wealth fund isn’t slowing its dealmaking, a senior executive said, even as the Iran war gutted the state’s revenue by 42% in the first half of the year.

— Kelsey Warner, semafor.com, 14 Oct. 2026

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