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high-powered

high-powered

45 4.4
Very strong and effective for machines, people, or actions
  • adjective
  • /haɪˈpaʊərd/
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  • This is about what we expect from a high-powered gaming laptop, though.
  • a high-powered lawyer
  • high-powered rifle
  • a high-powered boat

This is about what we expect from a high-powered gaming laptop, though.

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Examples

  • We have very high-powered optical detection equipment.

  • Day Roger Brand, a high-powered CEO, sits behind a big desk, speed-reading something through half-glasses.

    Fiction book (2001)
  • Late at night, driving in flat country, I can pick up those big high-powered Christian stations.

    Fiction book (2001)
  • When you are a high-powered, high shine woman, I think it's important to know.

  • But also it will impact other people because you cannot have real high-powered mental motivation without a connection to other people.

  • Sal Khan's team has grown to include some really high-powered software developers and other talent.

    Blog text (21)
  • The wealthy, sensitive third parties opposed ABC's demands with high-powered lawyers of their own.

    Academic text (1995)
  • No A-list affair was complete without the presence of Phil Stern, one of the town's most high-powered agents, and his lovely wife Karen.

  • She works in a high-powered role that requires her to make important decisions every day.

  • Many ambitious professionals strive to land a high-powered position in top companies.

Synonyms

strong
vshigh-powered
1.0

Having great power or influence over people

focuses more on active energy or effectiveness in action rather than authority
powerful
vshigh-powered
1.7

Having great physical strength, like a strong machine or person

covers energy or influence beyond just physical force
high-performance
vshigh-powered
15 4.2

That works much faster, with more power, or more efficiently than normal

refers to having high energy or strong effect in many uses rather than design changes
high-energy
vshigh-powered
9 3.7

Very active and full of strong, lively energy

emphasizes overall effectiveness and extends to devices, people, and actions
high-octane
vshigh-powered
3 6.8

Full of strong energy and excitement

applies more widely to strength or effectiveness beyond mere excitement
high-voltage
vshigh-powered
1 5.2

A person or event that is very exciting and full of energy

covers general effectiveness beyond tense or highly excited situations

Antonyms

1 3.7

A device or signal that uses little energy and is not very strong

How Powerful

mighty
486 2.9
high-powered
45 4.4
powerful
1.7
low-powered
1 3.7
powerless
138 3.6

Surface Forms

high-powered positive

Morphology

high-powered = high + powered (transparent) = high + power + ed

Formed by combining 'high' and 'powered' (where 'powered' is transparently 'power' + '-ed'), so the meaning 'having a lot of power' is directly inferable.

Etymology

High-powered combines high and power, where power means 'energy', 'strength', or 'influence' and high means 'a large amount'. So, high-powered describes something with a lot of energy, strength, or influence, like a strong engine or a very effective person.