all-powerful

[ awl-pou-er-fuhl ]

adjective

1. having or exercising exclusive and unlimited authority; omnipotent.

all-powerful

adjective

1. possessing supreme power; omnipotent

Word History and Origins

Origin of all-powerful¹

First recorded in 1685–95

Example Sentences

We carry around all-powerful supercomputers in our pockets that know everything and are connected to everyone, everywhere… They’ve transformed the way we live.

From BBC

Academic Oswaldo Zavala has pushed back at the notion that Mexico’s drug cartels are all-powerful, arguing that they could not exist without state support.

From Los Angeles Times

Or why did Schlumberger himself reference the brilliance of sun rays in his archival pieces or the all-powerful star in his old design sketches?

From Los Angeles Times

Zavala says that the cartels are not as all-powerful as U.S. and Mexican authorities insist, and that they could not flourish without the support of corrupt public officials.

From Los Angeles Times

That was exactly what the founders sought to avoid, having thrown off the yoke of an all-powerful monarch.

From New York Times

Related Words

• authoritative
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• potent
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