powerful
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1.7
- adjective
- /ˈpaʊərfəl/
- She has a powerful voice that can be heard over the loud music.
- a powerful force
- a powerful effect
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It's also the most powerful thing you can do for yourself.
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And it's pretty, this thing's pretty powerful, you see.
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And it's it's a very powerful piece of work.
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I hold in my hand a device so powerful it can actually pull air right out of the sky!
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This is gonna be a really powerful storm...
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The second instrument is not as powerful as the first, and the tone is not as full.
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The social functions of music can be a powerful way to encourage lifelong music participation.
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Race, in other words, remains a powerful social category, intimately connected to health.
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Focusing on the knowledge-based economy is particularly powerful because it is related to the real issues of local communities.
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Metabolic tracers are emerging as powerful tools to address classic questions about the nutritional bioenergetics of animals.
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Synonyms
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1.0
Having great power or influence over people
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2.9
Very strong and powerful
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7.0
A person or thing that is very powerful and makes people feel respect and fear
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5.5
A substance that has a strong effect even in small amounts
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4.4
Very strong and effective for machines, people, or actions
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4.3
Showing strong power and clear confidence in speech or actions
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3.0
Showing strong, forceful energy in action or style
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4.7
Having large, strong muscles
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6.8
Very large and so strong that it scares or impresses people
A person or animal who is much stronger than others
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Etymology
Powerful comes from power ('ability to do or force') plus the ending -ful ('full of'), so it originally meant 'full of power'. Think of a strong engine or a heavy wind that has a lot of force, which is why we use it for physical strength.