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 At Saul's request, the witch summons what appears to be the spirit of the deceased prophet Samuel, who foretells Saul's death in battle — raising the question of theodicy, or why an all-powerful God would allow an apparently diabolical act to occur. — Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 29 July 2026 Under Jobs, Apple’s industrial design team was an all-powerful force and the heart of the company’s product innovation. — Sebastian Herrera, Fortune, 25 July 2026 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 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

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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

Adjective

Ting pointed out that governments, the most likely customers for a sovereign AI model, don’t need the most powerful models.

— Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 4 Sep. 2026
Maduro’s lawyers argued in papers filed Wednesday in Manhattan federal court that the indictment must be dismissed because heads of sovereign states are immune from criminal prosecution in foreign courts.

— Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 3 Sep. 2026

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