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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) potent, powerful -- (having great influence)
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")
Grep of noun powerful
powerfulness
Antonyms of adj powerful
5 senses of powerful
Sense 1
powerful (vs. powerless)
powerless (vs. powerful)
=> feeble, nerveless
=> helpless, incapacitated
=> low-powered
=> weak
Sense 2
knock-down(prenominal), powerful
INDIRECT (VIA strong) -> weak
Sense 3
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(postnominal)
=> regnant, reigning, ruling
Also See> effective#1, effectual#1, efficacious#2; potent#3, strong#4, stiff#4; strong#1
Sense 2
knock-down(prenominal), powerful
=> strong (vs. weak)
Sense 3
potent, powerful
=> influential (vs. uninfluential)
Sense 4
brawny, hefty, muscular, powerful, sinewy
=> strong (vs. weak)
Sense 5
herculean, powerful
=> superhuman (vs. subhuman)
Pertainyms of adj powerful
Attributes of adj powerful
1 of 5 senses of powerful
Sense 1
powerful (vs. powerless)
=> power, powerfulness
Domain of adj powerful
Domain Terms of adj powerful
Familiarity of adj powerful
powerful used as an adjective is common (polysemy count =5)
Grep of adj powerful
all-powerful
powerful
Antonyms of adv powerful
Synonyms of adv powerful
1 sense of powerful
Sense 1
mighty, powerful, right
Pertainyms of adv powerful
Domain of adv powerful
1 sense of powerful
Sense 1
mighty, powerful, right
USAGE>(noun) intensifier#1, intensive#1
Domain Terms of adv powerful
Familiarity of adv powerful
powerful used as an adverb is very rare (polysemy count =1)
Grep of adv powerful
powerful
powerfully
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