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View synonyms for influential

influential

[ in-floo-en-shuhl ]

adjective

  1. having or exerting influence, especially great influence:

    three influential educators.

    Synonyms: important, forceful, consequential



noun

  1. a person who exerts or can exert strong influence:

    according to influentials of the fashion industry.

influential

/ ˌɪnflʊˈɛnʃəl /

adjective

  1. having or exerting influence
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˌinfluˈentially, adverb
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Other Words From

  • influ·ential·ly adverb
  • nonin·flu·ential adjective
  • nonin·flu·ential·ly adverb
  • over·influ·ential adjective
  • quasi-influ·ential adjective
  • quasi-influ·ential·ly adverb
  • unin·flu·ential adjective
  • unin·flu·ential·ly adverb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of influential1

First recorded in 1560–70; from Medieval Latin influenti(a) “stellar emanation” ( influence ) + -al 1
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Example Sentences

The pick, unveiled Tuesday, drew immediate pushback from some influential veterans groups and current and former lawmakers, who suggested that Hegseth’s ideological leanings, rather than any demonstrated expertise, lay behind him being tapped to run the vast U.S. defense complex.

Tanton drew on the views of some of America’s most influential environmentalists.

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Among the most prominent is the Federation for American Immigration Reform, or FAIR, which has since become one of the nation’s largest and most influential immigration control advocacy groups.

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“The planet can be saved if non-Whites return to their countries, and if we can reduce their populations,” wrote Stephenm85 in 2020, on Stormfront, one of the largest and most influential global social media and publishing sites for Nazi sympathizers.

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The case stems from a lawsuit against the city of Los Angeles alleging that the unit was run by a “SWAT Mafia” of influential veteran cops who “glamorize the use of lethal force.”

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