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Grep of noun powerful powerfulness Overview of adj powerful The adj powerful has 5 senses (first 4 from tagged texts) 1. (19) powerful -- (having great power or force or potency or effect; "the most powerful government in western Europe"; "his powerful arms"; "a powerful bomb"; "the horse's powerful kick"; "powerful drugs"; "a powerful argument") 2. (2) knock-down, powerful -- (strong enough to knock down or overwhelm; "a knock-down blow") 3. (2) cogent, potent, powerful -- (having the power to influence or convince; "a cogent analysis of the problem"; "potent arguments") 4. (1) brawny, hefty, muscular, powerful, sinewy -- ((of a person) possessing physical strength and weight; rugged and powerful; "a hefty athlete"; "a muscular boxer"; "powerful arms") 5. herculean, powerful -- (displaying superhuman strength or power; "herculean exertions") Overview of adv powerful The adv powerful has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts) 1. mighty, powerful, right -- ((Southern regional intensive) very "the baby is mighty cute"; "he's mighty tired"; "it is powerful humid"; "that boy is powerful big now"; "they have a right nice place") Antonyms of adj powerful 5 senses of powerful Sense 1 powerful (vs. powerless) powerless (vs. powerful), weak => feeble, nerveless => helpless, incapacitated => flooded, inundated, overcome, overpowered, overwhelmed, swamped, engulfed => low-powered => flooded, inundated, overcome, overpowered, overwhelmed, swamped, engulfed Sense 2 knock-down(postnominal), powerful INDIRECT (VIA strong) -> weak Sense 3 cogent, potent, powerful INDIRECT (VIA influential) -> uninfluential Sense 4 brawny, hefty, muscular, powerful, sinewy INDIRECT (VIA strong) -> weak Sense 5 herculean, powerful INDIRECT (VIA superhuman) -> subhuman Similarity of adj powerful 5 senses of powerful Sense 1 powerful (vs. powerless) => almighty, all-powerful, omnipotent => coercive => compelling => mighty => muscular => potent, strong => puissant => regent(predicate) => regnant, reigning, ruling Also See-> effective#1, effectual#2, efficacious#2; potent#3, strong#5; strong#1 Sense 2 knock-down(postnominal), powerful => strong (vs. weak) Sense 3 cogent, potent, powerful => influential (vs. uninfluential) Sense 4 brawny, hefty, muscular, powerful, sinewy => strong (vs. weak) Sense 5 herculean, powerful => superhuman (vs. subhuman) Attributes of adj powerful 1 of 5 senses of powerful Sense 1 powerful (vs. powerless) => power, powerfulness, potency Familiarity of adj powerful powerful used as an adjective is common (polysemy count = 5) Grep of adj powerful all-powerful powerful Overview of adj powerful The adj powerful has 5 senses (first 4 from tagged texts) 1. (19) powerful -- (having great power or force or potency or effect; "the most powerful government in western Europe"; "his powerful arms"; "a powerful bomb"; "the horse's powerful kick"; "powerful drugs"; "a powerful argument") 2. (2) knock-down, powerful -- (strong enough to knock down or overwhelm; "a knock-down blow") 3. (2) cogent, potent, powerful -- (having the power to influence or convince; "a cogent analysis of the problem"; "potent arguments") 4. (1) brawny, hefty, muscular, powerful, sinewy -- ((of a person) possessing physical strength and weight; rugged and powerful; "a hefty athlete"; "a muscular boxer"; "powerful arms") 5. herculean, powerful -- (displaying superhuman strength or power; "herculean exertions") Overview of adv powerful The adv powerful has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts) 1. mighty, powerful, right -- ((Southern regional intensive) very "the baby is mighty cute"; "he's mighty tired"; "it is powerful humid"; "that boy is powerful big now"; "they have a right nice place")
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