powerful

[ pou-er-fuhl ]
/ ˈpaʊ ər fəl /

adjective

Origin of powerful

First recorded in 1350–1400, powerful is from the Middle English word powarfull. See power, -ful

SYNONYMS FOR powerful

1 forceful, strong. Powerful, mighty, potent suggest great force or strength. Powerful suggests capability of exerting great force or overcoming strong resistance: a powerful machine like a bulldozer. Mighty, now chiefly rhetorical, implies uncommon or overwhelming strength of power: a mighty army. Potent implies great natural or inherent power: a potent influence.
5 influential, convincing, forcible, cogent, effective.

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British Dictionary definitions for powerfulness

powerful
/ (ˈpaʊəfʊl) /

adjective

having great power, force, potency, or effect
extremely effective or efficient in action a powerful drug; a powerful lens
dialect large or great a powerful amount of trouble

adverb

dialect extremely; very he ran powerful fast

Derived forms of powerful

powerfully, adverb powerfulness, noun