Meanings
almighty1
comparative more almighty · superlative most almighty · alternative allmighty · alternative all-mighty
- postpositionalsometimesUnlimited in might; omnipotent; all-powerful
God almighty
1 more example
The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], 1611, →OCLC, Genesis 17:1: “I am the Almightie God.”
Synonyms: all-powerful, omnipotent
- slangGreat; extreme; terrible.
I heard an almighty crash and ran into the kitchen to see what had happened.
1 more example
When Jonathan Trott and Kevin Pietersen both went cheaply inside the first hour on the fifth day, a further 134 were needed and there was a genuine sense that an almighty upset might just come off.
2012 May 21, Tom Fordyce, “England v West Indies: Hosts cruise home in Lord's Test”, in BBC Sport - broadlyHaving very great power, influence, etc.
The almighty press condemned him without trial.
alternative allmighty · alternative all-mighty
- colloquialnot comparableslangExtremely; thoroughly.
Now that must have been almighty careless of someone, Wynn.
1923, Ernest Bramah [pseudonym; Ernest Brammah Smith], “(please specify the page)”, in The Eyes of Max Carrados, London: Grant Richards, →OCLC1 more example
I stepped into the clear, rushing water. It was almighty cold!
2007, Richard Laymon, Savage, page 203
Almighty2
alternative Allmighty
- God, the supreme being.
The Almighty has smiled on us and blessed with good fortune.
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveUnlimited in might; omnipotent; all-powerful
More synonyms by meaning
adjectivehaving unlimited power
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
almighty · adjective, adverb
- Proto-Germanic*alamahtīgaz
- Old Englishælmihtiġ“all-powerful”
- Middle Englishalmyghty
- Englishalmighty
From Middle English almyghty, almighty, from Old English ælmihtiġ (“all-powerful”), from Proto-Germanic *alamahtīgaz, equivalent to al- + might + -y.
More words from Middle English, Old English, Proto-Germanic
Full word history & related roots →Almighty · proper noun
- Old Englishsē Ælmihtiġa
- Middle Englishþe Almyȝty
- EnglishAlmighty
From Middle English þe Almyȝty, þe Almihtiȝ, from Old English sē Ælmihtiġa (literally “the Almighty (One)”). More at almighty.
More words from Middle English, Old English
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Ancient Greek παντοκράτωρ
- παντοκράτωρ (pantokrátōr)unlimited in might
Arabic كُلِّيّ القُدْرة, جَبّار
- كُلِّيّ القُدْرة (kulliyy al-qudra)unlimited in might
- جَبّار (jabbār)unlimited in might
- اَلْعَزِيز (al-ʕazīz)God, the supreme being
- اَلْقَدِير (al-qadīr)God, the supreme being
- اَلْقَوِيّ (al-qawiyy)God, the supreme being
- اَلْقَهَّار (al-qahhār)God, the supreme being
- اَلْجَبَّار (al-jabbār)God, the supreme being
Bulgarian всеси́лен, всемогъ́щ
- всеси́лен (vsesílen)unlimited in might
- всемогъ́щ (vsemogắšt)unlimited in might
Catalan omnipotent, totpoderós
- omnipotentunlimited in might
- totpoderósunlimited in might
Chinese Mandarin 全能的
- 全能的 (quánnéng de)unlimited in might
Czech všemohoucí, všemocný
- všemohoucíunlimited in might
- všemocnýunlimited in might
Danish almægtig
- almægtigunlimited in might
Dutch almachtig
- almachtigunlimited in might
Esperanto ĉiopova, Ĉiopovulo
- ĉiopovaunlimited in might
- ĈiopovuloGod, the supreme being
Estonian Kõigevägevam, Kõikväeline
- KõigevägevamGod, the supreme being
- KõikväelineGod, the supreme being
- KõigeväelineGod, the supreme being
Finnish kaikkivaltias, kaikkivoipa
- kaikkivaltiasunlimited in might
- kaikkivoipaunlimited in might
- KaikkivaltiasGod, the supreme being
French tout-puissant, Tout-Puissant
- tout-puissantunlimited in might
- Tout-PuissantGod, the supreme being
German allmächtig, Allmächtiger
- allmächtigunlimited in might
- AllmächtigerGod, the supreme being
Greek παντοδύναμος, Παντοδύναμος
- παντοδύναμος (pantodýnamos)unlimited in might
- Παντοδύναμος (Pantodýnamos)God, the supreme being
Hebrew כֹּל יָכוֹל, שַׁדַּי
- כֹּל יָכוֹל (kol yachól)unlimited in might
- שַׁדַּי (Shadáy)God, the supreme being
Hindi सर्वशक्तिमान
- सर्वशक्तिमान (sarvaśaktimān)God, the supreme being
Hungarian mindenható
- mindenhatóunlimited in might
Icelandic almáttugur
- almáttugurunlimited in might
Irish uilechumhachtach
- uilechumhachtachunlimited in might
Italian onnipotente, onnipossente
- onnipotenteunlimited in might
- onnipossenteunlimited in might
- OnnipotenteGod, the supreme being
Japanese 全能の
- 全能の (zennō no)unlimited in might
Korean 전능하다
- 전능하다 (jeonneunghada)unlimited in might
Latin omnipotēns, Omnipotēns
- omnipotēnsunlimited in might
- OmnipotēnsGod, the supreme being
Māori Runga Rawa
- Runga RawaGod, the supreme being
Norwegian Bokmål allmektig
- allmektigunlimited in might
Polish wszechmogący, wszechmocny
- wszechmogącyunlimited in might
- wszechmocnyunlimited in might
- WszechmogącyGod, the supreme being
Portuguese onipotente, todo-poderoso
- onipotenteunlimited in might
- todo-poderosounlimited in might
- Todo-PoderosoGod, the supreme being
Punjabi ਕਦੀਰ, قدیر
- ਕਦੀਰ (kadīr)unlimited in might
- قدیر (qder)unlimited in might
Romanian atotputernic, omnipotent
- atotputernicunlimited in might
- omnipotentunlimited in might
Russian всемогу́щий, всеси́льный
- всемогу́щий (vsemogúščij)unlimited in might
- всеси́льный (vsesílʹnyj)unlimited in might
- Всемогу́щий (Vsemogúščij)God, the supreme being
Scottish Gaelic uile-chumhachdach
- uile-chumhachdachunlimited in might
Slovak všemohúci, všemocný
- všemohúciunlimited in might
- všemocnýunlimited in might
Spanish omnipotente, todopoderoso
- omnipotenteunlimited in might
- todopoderosounlimited in might
- TodopoderosoGod, the supreme being
Swedish allsmäktig, omnipotent
- allsmäktigunlimited in might
- omnipotentunlimited in might
Ukrainian всемогу́тній, всемогу́чий
- всемогу́тній (vsemohútnij)unlimited in might
- всемогу́чий (vsemohúčyj)unlimited in might
- всемогу́щий (vsemohúščyj)unlimited in might
- всеси́льний (vsesýlʹnyj)unlimited in might
- Всемогу́тній (Vsemohútnij)God, the supreme being
Vietnamese toàn năng
- toàn năngunlimited in might
Welsh hollalluog
- hollalluogunlimited in might
Yiddish אַלמעכטיק, אייבערשטער
- אַלמעכטיק (almekhtik)unlimited in might
- אייבערשטער (eybershter)God, the supreme being
- אויבערשטער (oybershter)God, the supreme being
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with almighty
All rhymes →Cite this entry
almighty. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/almighty
“almighty.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/almighty. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “almighty,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/almighty.
Source: almighty on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.