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[ om-nip-uh-tuhnt ] / ɒmˈnɪp ə tənt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR omnipotent ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectivealmighty or infinite in power, as God. having very great or unlimited authority or power. nounan omnipotent being. the Omnipotent, God. Origin of omnipotent1275–1325; Middle English <Latin omnipotent- (stem of omnipotēns), equivalent to omni-omni- + potent- (see potent1) SYNONYMS FOR omnipotent2 powerful, mighty, supreme. SEE SYNONYMS FOR omnipotent ON THESAURUS.COM ANTONYMS FOR omnipotent2 impotent, powerless, helpless. SEE ANTONYMS FOR omnipotent ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM omnipotentom·nip·o·tent·ly, adverbun·om·nip·o·tent, adjectiveun·om·nip·o·tent·ly, adverbWORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH omnipotentomnipotent , omniscientWords nearby omnipotentomnific, omnificent, omnifocal lens, omnigraph, omnipotence, omnipotent, omnipresent, omnirange, omniscience, omniscient, omnisexual Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for omnipotentFIFA, remember, is the historically corrupt and opaque but nevertheless omnipotent governing body of soccer. Should America (and FIFA) Pay Reparations? (Ep. 426)|Stephen J. Dubner|July 16, 2020|Freakonomics Even if he is, though, the pope may be infallible, but he is not omnipotent. Is Pope Francis Backpedaling on Gays?|Jay Michaelson|November 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST But this simply shows their weakness rather than proving that Murdoch is as omnipotent as he would have them believe—or is. Murdoch on the Rocks: How a Lone Reporter Revealed the Mogul's Tabloid Terror Machine|Clive Irving|August 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST How does one punish the autocratic, omnipotent president of a quasi-superpower? Best Way to Punish Putin? No World Cup|Tunku Varadarajan|July 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
So I remember just being giddy with excitement in those early years about the awards and feeling sort of omnipotent. Edie Falco on Nurse Jackie’s Tragic Relapse|Kevin Fallon|April 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST The woman who played an omnipotent American president like her personal violin. How Margaret Thatcher Transformed British Politics|Tunku Varadarajan|April 8, 2013|DAILY BEAST Bonaparte's marshals are great men, who act under the guidance of an omnipotent master-spirit. The children came to her as to an omnipotent and benign being. Emily Fox-Seton|Frances Hodgson Burnett But this grave, harsh mask of an omnipotent master concealed a boundless admiration for his son, who was his best work. Luna Benamor|Vicente Blasco Ibez He knew the temper and character of Alvarez, and he knew, too, that at this distant chateau he was omnipotent. The Free Rangers|Joseph A. Altsheler Another with scorn tells us that all life is a joke and we are the butts of the cruel will of an Omnipotent power. The Return of Peter Grimm|David Belasco
British Dictionary definitions for omnipotent
adjectivehaving very great or unlimited power nounthe Omnipotent an epithet for God Derived forms of omnipotentomnipotence, nounomnipotently, adverbWord Origin for omnipotentC14: via Old French from Latin omnipotens all-powerful, from omni- + potens, from posse to be able 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 Words related to omnipotentalmighty, divine, godlike, mighty, supreme, unlimited, unrestricted |