Definitions

influential

[in-floo-en-shuhl] / ˌɪn fluˈɛn ʃəl /

ADJECTIVE

effective, powerful

Synonyms

STRONGEST

authoritative dominant famous important leading persuasive prominent significant strong

WEAK

affecting big-gun big-wheel controlling efficacious forcible governing guiding impressive inspiring instrumental major-league meaningful momentous moving name potent substantial telling touching weighty

Antonyms

STRONGEST

inconspicuous inferior insignificant obscure subordinate trivial unimportant unknown

WEAK

ineffective ineffectual uninfluential unmoving weak

Example Sentences

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While the Critics' Choice Awards, held in Santa Monica, can boost momentum as the Oscars race heats up, they are regarded as being less influential than many other precursor ceremonies.

From BBC

Kulibayev is the son-in-law of Kazakhstan's then-president and was one of the most influential officials in the central Asian country's oil and gas industry.

From BBC

Rodriguez has the avowed loyalty of Venezuela's military and state institutions: her brother is the influential head of parliament.

From Barron's

The new deal is expected to bring two of the country’s most influential companies closer together at a time when payments are increasingly playing out on people’s phones, watches and other gadgets.

From The Wall Street Journal

Along the way, the 38-year-old became one of Cambodia’s richest and most influential tycoons, with vast investments in real estate, banking and entertainment, and acted as an official adviser to two successive prime ministers.

From The Wall Street Journal

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