powerful
adjective
1. having great power or force or potency or effect
- the most powerful government in western Europe
- his powerful arms
- a powerful bomb
Similar word(s): effective, effectual, efficacious, potent, stiff, strong, almighty, omnipotent, coercive, compelling, mighty, muscular, potent, strong, puissant, regent, regnant, reigning, ruling
2. strong enough to knock down or overwhelm
Similar word(s): strong
3. having great influence
Similar word(s): influential, potent
4. (of a person) possessing physical strength and weight; rugged and powerful
- powerful arms
Similar word(s): strong, brawny, hefty, muscular, sinewy, rugged
5. displaying superhuman strength or power
Similar word(s): superhuman, herculean