omnipotent

[ om-nip-uh-tuhnt ]

adjective

1. almighty or infinite in power, as God.
2. having very great or unlimited authority or power.

   Synonyms: supreme, mighty, powerful

   Antonyms: helpless, powerless, impotent

noun

1. an omnipotent being.
2. the Omnipotent, God.

omnipotent

/ ɒmˈnɪpətənt /

adjective

1. having very great or unlimited power

noun

1. the Omnipotent
   an epithet for God

Derived Forms

• omˈnipotently, adverb
• omˈnipotence, noun

Other Words From

• om·nipo·tent·ly adverb
• unom·nipo·tent adjective
• unom·nipo·tent·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of omnipotent¹

First recorded in 1275–1325; Middle English, from Latin omnipotent-, stem of omnipotēns “all-powerful”; equivalent to omni- + potent ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of omnipotent¹

C14: via Old French from Latin omnipotens all-powerful, from omni- + potens, from posse to be able

Example Sentences

Why it needed to be a mysterious omnipotent organization, I don’t know; perhaps plain old racketeers and crooked gamblers felt insufficiently nefarious to power a boxing story in 2024.

From Los Angeles Times

Both men practiced what Calvin Coolidge preached — that persistence and determination are omnipotent.

From Salon

And in Los Angeles that was even more significant because until the early years of the last decade, Dr. Dre acted as an almost omnipotent gatekeeper controlling the levers of L.A. commercial hip-hop.

From Los Angeles Times

In the Genesis myth, Abraham doesn’t only leave Ur; he smashes its idols and even prepares to sacrifice his own son Isaac at the command of a hidden but omnipotent Interlocutor.

From Salon

Though not quite as omnipotent, Hollywood agents have also made their way into speeches with a total of 48 mentions.

From Los Angeles Times