powerfully
Use Powerfully in a sentence
ər adjective
2.
physically strong, as a person: a large, powerful athlete.
3.
producing great physical effects, as a machine or a blow.
4.
potent; efficacious: a powerful drug.
5.
having great effectiveness, as a speech, speaker, description, reason, etc.
6.
having great power, authority, or influence; mighty: a powerful nation.
7.
Chiefly South Midland and Southern U.S. great in number or amount: a powerful lot of money.
Related forms
pow·er·ful·ly, adverb
pow·er·ful·ness, noun
o·ver·pow·er·ful, adjective
o·ver·pow·er·ful·ly, adverb
o·ver·pow·er·ful·ness, noun
qua·si-pow·er·ful, adjective
qua·si-pow·er·ful·ly, adverb
su·per·pow·er·ful, adjective
ul·tra·pow·er·ful, adjective
un·pow·er·ful, adjective
Synonyms
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.
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.
Antonyms
1. weak.
1. weak.
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| —adj | |
| 1. | having great power, force, potency, or effect |
| 2. | extremely effective or efficient in action: a powerful drug; a powerful lens |
| 3. | dialect large or great: a powerful amount of trouble |
| —adv | |
| 4. | dialect extremely; very: he ran powerful fast |
| 'powerfully | |
| —adv | |
| 'powerfulness | |
| —n | |
| powerful (ˈpaʊəfʊl) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | having great power, force, potency, or effect |
| 2. | extremely effective or efficient in action: a powerful drug; a powerful lens |
| 3. | dialect large or great: a powerful amount of trouble |
| —adv | |
| 4. | dialect extremely; very: he ran powerful fast |
| 'powerfully | |
| —adv | |
| 'powerfulness | |
| —n | |
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