What are the opposite words for powerless?
Powerless, meaning lacking power or ability, is an antonym of powerful. Some other antonyms for powerless include capable, strong, potent, mighty, secure, influential, and able. Capable infers the presence of suitable ability for the desired task, while strong suggests not only physical strength but also the potential for great power. Potent signifies substantial strength, which can overpower resistance. Mighty suggests immense strength or intensity, with a high degree of control. Secure signifies the ability to withstand opposition with ease. Influential is associated with authority through relationships. Able suggests that a person possesses the necessary skillset to achieve a specific goal.
- good
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important
- high-level,
- incomparable,
- high up,
- bigtime,
- front page,
- bigleague,
- upper-class,
- far reaching,
- farreaching,
- four-star,
- fourstar,
- front-page,
- frontpage,
- high level,
- high ranking,
- high-up,
- highlevel,
- highranking,
- highup,
- in comparable,
- in-comparable,
- majorleague,
- mattering much,
- more esteemed,
- more four star,
- more four-star,
- more fourstar,
- more front page,
- more front-page,
- more frontpage,
- more high level,
- more high up,
- more high-level,
- more high-up,
- more highlevel,
- more highup,
- more page one,
- more page-one,
- more pageone,
- more something,
- more upper class,
- more upper-class,
- more upperclass,
- most esteemed,
- most four star,
- most four-star,
- most fourstar,
- most front page,
- most front-page,
- most frontpage,
- most high level,
- most high up,
- most high-level,
- most high-up,
- most highlevel,
- most highup,
- most page one,
- most page-one,
- most pageone,
- most something,
- most upper class,
- most upper-class,
- most upperclass,
- of substance,
- page one,
- page-one,
- pageone,
- re levant,
- re-levant,
- top drawer,
- top notch,
- topdrawer,
- upperclass.
- strong
- commanding
- formidable
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governing
- gubernatorial,
- presidential,
- Overseeing,
- more conducting,
- more gubernatorial,
- more guiding,
- more mastering,
- more ordering,
- more overseeing,
- more presidential,
- more superintending,
- most conducting,
- most directing,
- most gubernatorial,
- most guiding,
- most mastering,
- most ordering,
- most overseeing,
- most presidential,
- most superintending,
- over seeing,
- over-seeing,
- re straining,
- re-straining,
- super intending,
- super-intending.
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great
- fab,
- famous,
- oversize,
- first class,
- super-duper,
- superduper,
- firstclass,
- highly regarded,
- buller,
- bullest,
- ex tended,
- ex tensive,
- ex-tended,
- fabber,
- fabbest,
- high minded,
- highminded,
- in-ordinate,
- mondo,
- more hellacious,
- more humongous,
- more super duper,
- more super-duper,
- more superduper,
- more surpassing,
- most famous,
- most hellacious,
- most humongous,
- most mondo,
- most oversize,
- most super duper,
- most super-duper,
- most superduper,
- most surpassing,
- out and out,
- out of world,
- out sight,
- out this world,
- out world,
- over-size,
- para mount,
- para-mount,
- pro-longed,
- sub lime,
- sub-lime,
- super duper,
- sur-passing,
- un mitigated,
- un qualified,
- un-mitigated,
- un-qualified.
- mighty
- able
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almighty
- all-knowing,
- all-powerful,
- all seeing,
- all-seeing,
- allknowing,
- allpowerful,
- allseeing,
- in finite,
- in tense,
- in tenser,
- in vincible,
- in-finite,
- in-tense,
- in-tenser,
- in-tensest,
- in-vincible,
- more all knowing,
- more all powerful,
- more all seeing,
- more all-knowing,
- more all-powerful,
- more all-seeing,
- more allknowing,
- more allpowerful,
- more allseeing,
- more pervading,
- most all knowing,
- most all powerful,
- most all seeing,
- most all-knowing,
- most all-powerful,
- most all-seeing,
- most allknowing,
- most allpowerful,
- most allseeing,
- most pervading,
- un limited,
- un-limited.
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capable
- fireball,
- oldtimer,
- knowing the score,
- has what it takes,
- has what takes,
- having goods,
- having know how,
- having know-how,
- having knowhow,
- having right stuff,
- having the goods,
- having the right stuff,
- knowing score,
- like a one man band,
- like a one-man band,
- like a oneman band,
- like a pistol,
- like one man band,
- like one-man band,
- like oneman band,
- like pistol,
- more dynamite,
- more fireball,
- more old timer,
- more old-timer,
- more oldtimer,
- more up,
- most fireball,
- most old timer,
- most old-timer,
- most oldtimer,
- most up,
- old timer.
- efficient
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famous
- pre-eminent,
- of note,
- extra ordinary,
- extra-ordinary,
- fore most,
- fore-most,
- in limelight,
- in spotlight,
- more applauded,
- more lionized,
- more much publicized,
- more much-publicized,
- more muchpublicized,
- most applauded,
- most lionized,
- most much publicized,
- most much-publicized,
- most muchpublicized,
- much-publicized,
- muchpublicized,
- pre eminent,
- re cognized,
- re-cognized,
- talked about,
- well known,
- wellknown.
- memorable
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outstanding
- primo,
- steller,
- world-class,
- farout,
- hundred proof,
- hundredproof,
- more hundred proof,
- more hundred-proof,
- more hundredproof,
- more mostest,
- more out of sight,
- more out of this world,
- more out-of-sight,
- more out-of-this-world,
- more primo,
- more world class,
- more world-class,
- more worldclass,
- most hundred-proof,
- most hundredproof,
- most mostest,
- most out of sight,
- most out of this world,
- most out-of-sight,
- most out-of-this-world,
- most primo,
- most steller,
- most world class,
- most world-class,
- most worldclass,
- mostest,
- out standing,
- out-of-this-world,
- out-standing,
- pre dominant,
- pre-dominant,
- topser,
- topsest,
- world class,
- worldclass.
- responsible
- tremendous
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capable of performing; having an innate capacity
- able.
- all
- having complete power, control
- able to perform
- very large
- horrible, terrifying
- adept, effective
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competent, skilled
- good.
- valuable, substantial
- forceful, powerful
- weak; unable
- trustworthy, mature
- distinct, unmistakable
- huge, overwhelming
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Other relevant words
- reigning,
- ruling,
- able,
- all-powerful,
- authoritarian,
- autocratic,
- capable,
- coercive,
- compelling,
- competent,
- despotic,
- dictatorial,
- dominant,
- dynamic,
- effective,
- efficient,
- energetic,
- forceful,
- high-level,
- important,
- magisterial,
- major,
- mighty,
- muscular,
- omnipotent,
- puissant,
- regent,
- regnant,
- reigning,
- ruling,
- senior,
- significant,
- sturdy,
- top,
- tough,
- tyrannical,
- vigorous.
- Other antonyms
Antonym of the day
johnny come lately
- Antonyms:
- expert, local, national.
