Powerful — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

having great power or force or potency or effect

strong enough to knock down or overwhelm

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/pˈaʊɚfəl/

🇬🇧British English

/pˈaʊəfəl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/pˈaʊəfəl/

3 syllables Say it as /pˈaʊɚfəl/.

Examples

the most powerful government in western Europe
his powerful arms
a powerful bomb

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

potent sinewy right mightily brawny mighty herculean knock-down hefty muscular

Antonyms

powerless

Parts of Speech

adjective	having great power or force or potency or effect “the most powerful government in western Europe”
adjective	strong enough to knock down or overwhelm “a knock-down blow”
adjective	having great influence
adjective	(of a person) possessing physical strength and weight; rugged and powerful “a hefty athlete”
adjective	displaying superhuman strength or power “herculean exertions”
adverb	(Southern regional intensive) very; to a great degree “the baby is mighty cute”

Word Forms

powerfulness	noun	possession of controlling influence
brawn	noun	possessing muscular strength
brawniness	noun	possessing muscular strength
heft	noun	the property of being large in mass
heftiness	noun	the property of being large in mass
muscle	noun	possessing muscular strength
muscularity	noun	possessing muscular strength
sinew	noun	possessing muscular strength
Hercules	noun	(classical mythology) a hero noted for his strength; performed 12 immense labors to gain immortality

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

mächtig

große Kraft oder Kraft oder Potenz oder Wirkung haben

🇫🇷French

puissant

avoir un grand pouvoir ou force ou puissance ou effet

🇪🇸Spanish

poderoso

tener gran poder o fuerza o potencia o efecto

🇮🇹Italian

potente

avere un grande potere o forza o potenza o effetto

🇳🇱Dutch

krachtig

met grote macht of kracht of potentie of effect

🇵🇹Portuguese

poderoso

tendo grande poder ou força ou potência ou efeito

🇷🇺Russian

мощный

обладающий огромной властью, силой, могуществом или эффектом

India

🇮🇳Hindi

ताकतवर

महान शक्ति या शक्ति या शक्ति या प्रभाव वाला

🇧🇩Bengali

শক্তিশালী

মহান শক্তি বা শক্তি বা ক্ষমতা বা প্রভাব থাকা

🇮🇳Tamil

சக்தி வாய்ந்த

பெரும் சக்தி அல்லது சக்தி அல்லது ஆற்றல் அல்லது விளைவைக் கொண்டிருப்பது

🇮🇳Telugu

శక్తివంతమైన

గొప్ప శక్తి లేదా శక్తి లేదా శక్తి లేదా ప్రభావాన్ని కలిగి ఉండటం

🇮🇳Marathi

शक्तिशाली

महान शक्ती किंवा शक्ती किंवा सामर्थ्य किंवा प्रभाव असणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

શક્તિશાળી

મહાન શક્તિ અથવા બળ અથવા શક્તિ અથવા અસર ધરાવે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಶಕ್ತಿಯುತ

ದೊಡ್ಡ ಶಕ್ತಿ ಅಥವಾ ಬಲ ಅಥವಾ ಶಕ್ತಿ ಅಥವಾ ಪರಿಣಾಮವನ್ನು ಹೊಂದಿರುವ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ശക്തമായ

വലിയ ശക്തിയോ ശക്തിയോ ശക്തിയോ ഫലമോ ഉള്ളത്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸ਼ਕਤੀਸ਼ਾਲੀ

ਮਹਾਨ ਸ਼ਕਤੀ ਜਾਂ ਸ਼ਕਤੀ ਜਾਂ ਸ਼ਕਤੀ ਜਾਂ ਪ੍ਰਭਾਵ ਹੋਣਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

طاقتور

بڑی طاقت یا طاقت یا طاقت یا اثر ہونا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

强大的

具有强大的力量或力量或效力或效果

🇯🇵Japanese

強力な

大きな力、勢い、効力、または効果がある

🇰🇷Korean

강한

큰 힘이나 힘, 효능이나 효과가 있는 것

🇻🇳Vietnamese

mạnh mẽ

có sức mạnh hoặc sức mạnh hoặc hiệu lực hoặc tác dụng lớn

🇹🇭Thai

ทรงพลัง

มีอำนาจใหญ่โต มีกำลัง มีกำลังหรือมีฤทธิ์มาก

🇮🇩Indonesian

kuat

memiliki kekuatan atau kekuatan atau potensi atau efek yang besar

🇵🇭Filipino

makapangyarihan

pagkakaroon ng malaking kapangyarihan o puwersa o potency o epekto

🇲🇾Malay

berkuasa

mempunyai kuasa atau daya yang besar atau potensi atau kesan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

قوي

امتلاك قوة أو قوة أو فاعلية أو تأثير عظيم

🇮🇷Persian

قدرتمند

داشتن قدرت یا نیرو یا قدرت یا تأثیر زیاد

🇹🇷Turkish

güçlü

büyük bir güce veya kuvvete veya kudrete veya etkiye sahip olmak

🇮🇱Hebrew

חָזָק

בעל כוח או כוח או עוצמה או השפעה גדולים

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