almighty

almighty
I
(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)
adj. all-powerful, omnipotent. See deity, power. Ant., powerless, impotent.
II
(Roget's IV) modif.
1. [Omnipotent]
Syn. invincible, all-powerful, mighty, supreme; see powerful .
2. [Omnipresent]
Syn. infinite, eternal, godlike, omnipresent, all-knowing, all-seeing, omniscient, deathless, immortal, deific, celestial, divine, godly, heavenly, enduring, pervading, all-pervading, boundless, illimitable, uncircumscribed, everlasting.
Ant. mortal*, transient, finite.
3. [*Great]
Syn. intense, extreme, terrible, severe; see extreme 2 .
4. [*Exceedingly]
Syn. extremely, greatly, acutely; see very .
III
(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) a.
omnipotent, invincible, invulnerable, all-powerful, supreme.
ANT.: powerless, ineffectual

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