1
as in intense
extreme in degree, power, or effect
the almighty shock that we got when we received the bill
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2
as in sovereign
having unlimited power or authority
when we are young, we want our parents to be almighty and to be able to make everything right when something goes wrong
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as in damn
to a great degree
that's an almighty large pumpkin you've grown there
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as in Lord
the being worshipped as the creator and ruler of the universe
the missionaries gave thanks to the Almighty for their miraculous deliverance from death
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Recent Examples of almighty
Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 27 Mar. 2026
Value meets discipline as the almighty Sun conjoins steadfast Saturn in your 2nd House of Finances, encouraging thoughtful stewardship.
—Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 25 Mar. 2026
arkansasonline.com, 12 Feb. 2025
Surfers that dared to try and tame this almighty swell on December 23 estimated some waves were breaking the 60-foot mark at times.
—Duncan Madden, Forbes, 17 Jan. 2025
Amira El-Fekki, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 July 2025
After playing Lucius in Batman Begins, Freeman reprised his role of God in Evan Almighty, and appeared in The Bucket List, Invictus, Red and Lucy.
—Christopher Rudolph, People.com, 15 June 2025
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Adjective
If Wednesday’s Opening Night was in service to the almighty dollar, then Friday’s Opening Day was in service to the fans.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 27 Mar. 2026
Value meets discipline as the almighty Sun conjoins steadfast Saturn in your 2nd House of Finances, encouraging thoughtful stewardship.
—Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 25 Mar. 2026
Adverb
And the Union saved, and slavery ended, thank God almighty, free at last?
—arkansasonline.com, 12 Feb. 2025
Surfers that dared to try and tame this almighty swell on December 23 estimated some waves were breaking the 60-foot mark at times.
—Duncan Madden, Forbes, 17 Jan. 2025
Noun
In commending the souls of the deceased to the loving mercy of Almighty God, the Holy Father prays for the consolation of those who grieve and for the recovery of the injured.
—Amira El-Fekki, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 July 2025
After playing Lucius in Batman Begins, Freeman reprised his role of God in Evan Almighty, and appeared in The Bucket List, Invictus, Red and Lucy.
—Christopher Rudolph, People.com, 15 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for almighty
Adjective
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There is a brightness and its opposite, not darkness but another brightness, just as intense.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
21 May 2026
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Paxton voters are more intense in their contempt for Cornyn than vice versa.—
Rachel Monroe,
New Yorker,
20 May 2026
Adjective
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Insurers looking to deny a claim because of war exclusions, typically must demonstrate that an attack was carried out by a sovereign government or under its direction or control.—
Contessa Brewer,Dawn Giel,
CNBC,
19 May 2026
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Even in the event of a return to prewar maritime traffic, Iran now views the strait as sovereign territory and as a primary source of strategic leverage.—
Dr. Robert Mogielnicki,
semafor.com,
19 May 2026
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The Nobel-prize-winning novelist Thomas Mann (Hanns Zischler) and his daughter Erika (Sandra Hüller) go on an unsentimental journey in 1949 through West and East Germany in Pawel Pawlikowski’s damn-near perfect period piece Fatherland.—
Leslie Felperin,
HollywoodReporter,
14 May 2026
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After a lifetime of being told to stay quiet and smile, screaming your truths or slamming them out on a drum set feels damn good.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
4 May 2026
Adjective
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Rice University’s Kinder Institute study found that newcomer students in the kindergarten through fifth grade age range who are eligible for intensive newcomer English programs experience a measurable academic boost, lasting up to three years after eligibility.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
15 May 2026
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And it is currently made, almost everywhere in the world, through a process that is energy-intensive, waste-heavy, and engineered for an environment with almost no environmental regulation.—
Afdhel Aziz,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2026
Adjective
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Jurors are not asked to be omnipotent.—
Sonali Chakravarti,
The Conversation,
5 May 2026
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Besotted Rob’s surprise plan was to propose to Bethany in Paris — as revealed to us in omnipotent voice-over (by Jacek Zubiel) that fills in the feelings and backstories of our protagonists.—
Robert Abele,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Apr. 2026
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But even Black athletes whose athleticism gifted them an extremely exclusive express lane in life can tell you stories about growing up a minority in America, or tales their parents or grandparents have told.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
14 May 2026
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The theory of quantum electrodynamics (QED) suggests that when light at extremely high intensities interacts with the vacuum, it can be converted into matter.—
Ameya Paleja,
Interesting Engineering,
14 May 2026
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Elsewhere, Juventus was roundly jeered after losing 2-0 at home to fierce rivals Fiorentina, while Como held on for a 1-0 win over Parma to leave Cesc Fàbregas’ team still in with a chance of qualifying for the Champions League just seven years after playing in Italy's fourth division.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
17 May 2026
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In the remote native villages of Kipnuk and Kwigillingok, on the coast of the Bering Sea, Halong’s fierce flooding lifted homes off their foundations and carried them down a river with people still inside.—
Ella Nilsen,
CNN Money,
17 May 2026
Adjective
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And what about the big man himself, Antony Starr, who plays the seemingly all-powerful but curiously stunted Homelander?—
ABC News,
ABC News,
20 May 2026
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The topical, darkly funny, whip-smart series from Eric Kripke follows a band of vigilante misfits who fight to expose the all-powerful, corrupt conglomerate Vought International and its stable of villainous superheroes.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
13 May 2026
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“Almighty.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/almighty. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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