Antonyms for powerful
ˈpaʊ ər fəlpow·er·ful

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1. powerfuladjective

   Antonyms:
   powerless

2. powerfuladjective

   Antonyms:
   powerless

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1. powerful

   Antonyms:
   abortive, baseless, bootless, deceitful, delusive, empty, fruitless, futile, idle, inconstant, ineffectual, nugatory, null, profitless, shadowy, trifling, trivial, unavailing, unimportant, unprofitable, unreal, unsatisfying, unserviceable, unsubstantial, useless, vain, vapid, visionary, worthless

   Synonyms:
   adequate, advantageous, beneficial, competent, effective, efficient, expedient, potent, profitable, real, serviceable, solid, sound, substantial, sufficient, useful, valid, valuable, worthy

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:5.0 / 3 votes

1. powerful

   Synonyms:
   strong, potent, puissant, masterful, mighty

Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:4.0 / 4 votes

1. powerfuladjective

   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"

   Antonyms:
   weak, low-powered, helpless, powerless, feeble, uninfluential, nerveless, incapacitated, subhuman

   Synonyms:
   herculean, hefty, knock-down(a), potent, muscular, brawny, sinewy

2. knock-down(a), powerfuladjective

   strong enough to knock down or overwhelm

   "a knock-down blow"

   Antonyms:
   nerveless, feeble, uninfluential, helpless, weak, subhuman, powerless, incapacitated, low-powered

3. potent, powerfuladjective

   having great influence

   Antonyms:
   subhuman, low-powered, powerless, feeble, weak, uninfluential, nerveless, helpless, incapacitated

   Synonyms:
   muscular, potent, hefty, stiff, brawny, herculean, virile, sinewy, strong, knock-down(a)

4. brawny, hefty, muscular, powerful, sinewyadjective

   (of a person) possessing physical strength and weight; rugged and powerful

   "a hefty athlete"; "a muscular boxer"; "powerful arms"

   Antonyms:
   feeble, weak, uninfluential, subhuman, incapacitated, helpless, nerveless, powerless, low-powered

   Synonyms:
   brawny, potent, unchewable, sizable, sizeable, stringy, hefty, fibrous, healthy, mesomorphic, tendinous, respectable, sinewy, knock-down(a), goodly, goodish, herculean, muscular, tidy

5. herculean, powerfuladverb

   displaying superhuman strength or power

   "herculean exertions"

   Antonyms:
   weak, incapacitated, powerless, feeble, nerveless, helpless, subhuman, uninfluential, low-powered

   Synonyms:
   potent, muscular, hefty, brawny, herculean, sinewy, knock-down(a)

6. mighty, mightily, powerful, rightadverb

   (Southern regional intensive) very; to a great degree

   "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"; "they rejoiced mightily"

   Antonyms:
   incapacitated, uninfluential, nerveless, powerless, weak, feeble, low-powered, subhuman, helpless

   Synonyms:
   properly, the right way, correctly, in good order, decently, justly, flop, right, mighty, mightily, right on, aright, decent

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1. powerfuladjective

   Synonyms:
   mighty, potent, drastic, efficacious, intense, strong, dynamic, puissant, effective, omnipotent, armipotent, stentorian, invincible, cogent, commanding

How to use powerful in a sentence?

1. Robyn Davidson:

   The two important things I did learn were that you are as powerful and strong as you allow yourself to be, and that the most difficult part of any endeavor is taking the first step, making the first decision.

2. President Trump:

   China has become very powerful and much more so than in the past.

3. Ma Jun:

   Environmental enforcement needs to be enhanced, but if they can be assisted by other stakeholders and other powerful departments, especially investors, banks and stock market regulators, it can provide a big help.

4. James Roy Smith:

   There is nothing in the world more powerful than an idea. No weapon can destroy it; no power can conquer it except the power of another idea.

5. Annisha Jeffries:

   Michaela Goade's semi-translucent color palette beautifully bathes every page with powerful illustrations.

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