puissant

adjective

ˈpwi-sᵊnt How to pronounce puissant (audio)
Definition of puissantnext
as in powerful
having great power or influence one of the nation's most respected and puissant advocates for the rights of minorities

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Recent Examples of puissant The show is light on tech, but the accompanying images (video design by Stefano DeCarli) pour through as addendums to Felder’s puissant passion of Liszt’s Liebesträume or Beethoven’s Für Elise and land with great effect. — David John Chávez, Mercury News, 30 Jan. 2026 Coffee gave us the Enlightenment, and insurance, and the most puissant bop of summer 2024. — Ellen Cushing, The Atlantic, 14 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for puissant
  1. powerful
  2. influential
  3. significant
Adjective
  • Bonnell has previously shown the larger 902, which is expected to become the more powerful flagship of the company's e-Moto range.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 2 Sep. 2026
  • This quietly powerful exploration of familial bonds across generations is a story of finding hope and the importance of a home.
    — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of powerful
Adjective
  • The text profiles the cooking of such influential figures as the Catalan chef Ferran Adrià and the Basque Country’s Juan Mari Arzak and provides recipes for centuries-old dishes from Madrid.
    — Scott Hocker, TheWeek, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Woods, who is among the most influential figures in golf, has been involved in several road incidents in recent years.
    — Matt Lavietes, NBC news, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of influential
Adjective
  • Claiming the 29-year-old Robert would require a more significant financial commitment than Sewald.
    — Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 31 Aug. 2026
  • The advanced weapon features AV’s 20kW-class LOCUST LWS integrated on the General Motors Defense Infantry Squad Vehicle (ISV) platform–a significant advancement in mobile, frontline C-UAS capabilities.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of significant

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“Puissant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/puissant. Accessed 6 Sep. 2026.

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