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 The imperious Brennan began as a lowly field operative for the all-powerful World Security Bureau, but ended his run with McKenna in the driver’s seat as the head of the WSB’s Port Charles office. — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 1 Sep. 2026 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 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

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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According to reporting by Semafor on Monday, the decision came after Wall Street executives privately raised safety concerns about attending the event with the event’s organizers, including Saudi sovereign fund PIF’s governor, Yasir Al-Rumayyan.

— Melissa Hancock, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2026
However, when risk appetite wanes and political uncertainty mounts, foreign investors may rapidly rebalance portfolios, amplifying price volatility in sovereign debt markets.

— , CNBC, 20 Oct. 2026

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