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almighty

almighty

28 7.2
Having complete power over everything, often used to describe God
  • adjective
  • /ɑlˈmaɪti/
  • Formal
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  • I thought you were omnipotent, almighty, and powerful.
  • almighty God
  • almighty power
  • almighty dollar

So then these UFO pilots can portray themselves as agents of the almighty God, which you are utterly powerless to resist.

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Examples

Synonyms

powerful
vsalmighty
1.7

Having great physical strength, like a strong machine or person

refers to unlimited total power rather than large physical strength
all-powerful
vsalmighty
35 6.0

Having complete power over people and things

is less focused on control and more on general unlimited power
omnipotent
vsalmighty
22 8.3

Able to do anything without limits

expresses unlimited power but does not state ability to do everything

Compounds

God Almighty
  • Formal
15 4.9

A name for the very powerful God in Jewish and Christian religions

almighty dollar
  • Informal
3 5.8

Money that strongly influences what people do and choose

A god who has unlimited power over everything

How Powerful

almighty
  • Formal
28 7.2
powerful
1.7
strong
1.0
weak
524 1.0
powerless
138 3.6

Surface Forms

almighty positive

Morphology

almighty = all + mighty (transparent) = all + mighty

The adjective is a direct combination of 'all' + 'mighty', whose meanings compose straightforwardly to 'all-powerful'.

Etymology

The word almighty comes from joining all ('every') and might ('power' or 'strength'), so it means 'all-powerful'. That's why we use almighty to describe someone or something with complete power.