powerful

adjective/ˈpaʊəfl/CEFR B1

শক্তিশালী, ক্ষমতাবান

Meaning

Having great strength, influence or effect.

Example sentences

A powerful engine pulls the train.একটি শক্তিশালী ইঞ্জিন ট্রেনটি টানে।
She gave a powerful speech.সে একটি জোরালো বক্তৃতা দিল।
He is a powerful man in the party.দলে সে একজন ক্ষমতাবান মানুষ।

Synonyms & antonyms

Synonyms: strong, mighty

Antonyms: weak

Similar words, and what each means

strong
শক্তিশালী, মজবুত
Having great physical power, or not easily broken.
mighty
শক্তিশালী, পরাক্রমশালী
Very strong or great in size and power.

Other English words for “শক্তিশালী, ক্ষমতাবান”

strong
Having great physical power, or not easily broken.
mighty
Very strong or great in size and power.

Opposite words

weak
দুর্বল
Having little physical power or strength.

Word family

Words built on the same root. Learning them together is faster than learning them apart.

powernounক্ষমতা, শক্তি

“powerful” elsewhere on EnglishBD

Building it was genuinely difficult: the Padma is one of the most powerful rivers in the world, and the piles had to be driven more than a hundred metres into a shifting riverbed.
The Padma Bridge →
Television is a device that receives moving pictures and sound broadcast from a distance, and for two generations it was the most powerful medium in the world.
Television →
Introduction: Every powerful invention arrives without instructions.
Uses and Abuses of the Internet →

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“powerful” — এর বাংলা অর্থ কোনটি?
- • ভয় জাগানো, দুরূহ
- • অতি গোপন
- • স্ত্রীলিঙ্গ, নারী-সংক্রান্ত
- • শক্তিশালী, ক্ষমতাবান
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শক্তিশালী, ক্ষমতাবান — powerful (adjective) — শক্তিশালী, ক্ষমতাবান. Having great strength, influence or effect.
Which word is closest in meaning to “powerful”?
- • strong
- • transient
- • pre-monsoon
- • soggy
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strong — strong — শক্তিশালী, মজবুত. Having great physical power, or not easily broken.

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