powerful
How many syllables in powerful?
There are 3 syllables in the word powerful.Divide powerful into syllables:
pow · er · ful
How to pronounce powerful:
Synonyms for powerful:
all-powerful
almighty
coercive
compelling
effective
effectual
efficacious
heavy
heavy-duty
important
influential
mighty
muscular
omnipotent
potent
power
powerfulness
prominent
puissant
regent
reigning
ruling
senior
significant
stiff
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Antonyms for powerful:
ailing
anaemic
anemic
asthenic
brittle
crippled
debilitated
decrepit
delicate
disabled
diseased
doddering
drained
dull
effete
enervated
enfeebled
exhausted
faint
feeble
flabby
flaccid
flimsy
floppy
forceless
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