Mighty — Meaning, Definition & Synonyms

adjective adverb /ˈmī-tē/

Meaning & Definition of Mighty

Mighty (adjective)

  1. possessing might, powerful
  2. accomplished or characterized by might
  3. great or imposing in size, degree, or extent, extraordinary

Mighty (adverb)

  1. extremely, very

Mighty (adjective) — Senses, Synonyms & Antonyms

  1. having great power or influence

    "one of the mighty leaders of the U.S. financial world"

    similar: heavy, heavy-duty, important, influential, potent, powerful, puissant, significant, strong
    related: high-level, senior, top, able, capable, competent, effective, efficient, authoritarian, autocratic, despotic, dictatorial, magisterial, tyrannical, celebrated, distinguished, dominant, eminent, famed, famous, great, illustrious, noble, notable, noteworthy, notorious, outstanding, preeminent, prestigious, prominent, renowned, dynamic, energetic, forceful, high-powered, robust, vigorous
    opposite: helpless, impotent, insignificant, little, powerless, unimportant, weak
    near: feeble, flimsy, frail, infirm, anonymous, nameless, obscure, uncelebrated, unknown, incapable, incompetent, ineffective, inept, inexpert, unfit, unqualified, unskilled, unskillful

  2. unusually large

    "a mighty castle towered over everything nearby"

    similar: astronomical, Brobdingnagian, bumper, colossal, cosmic, cyclopean, elephantine, enormous, galactic, gargantuan, giant, gigantesque, gigantic, grand, herculean, heroic, Himalayan, huge, humongous, immense, jumbo, king-size, leviathan, mammoth, massive, mega, monster, monstrous, monumental, mountainous, oceanic, pharaonic, planetary, prodigious, super, super-duper, supersize, supersized, titanic, tremendous, vast, vasty, walloping, whacking, whopping
    related: big, bulky, considerable, extensive, good, goodly, great, gross, handsome, hefty, hulking, largish, major, outsize, overgrown, oversize, sizable, substantial, tidy, voluminous, august, formidable, grandiose, imposing, lofty, majestic, cavernous, monolithic, overwhelming, staggering, stupendous, towering, boundless, immeasurable, infinite
    opposite: bantam, bitty, diminutive, infinitesimal, Lilliputian, little bitty, micro, microminiature, microscopic, midget, miniature, minuscule, minute, pocket, pygmy, teensy, teensy-weensy, teeny, teeny-weeny, tiny, wee
    near: little, mini, petite, pint-size, puny, small, smallish, undersized, dinky, dwarfish, half-pint

Mighty (adverb) — Senses, Synonyms & Antonyms

  1. to a great degree

    "we were mighty hungry after raking leaves all afternoon"

    similar: achingly, almighty, archly, awful, awfully, badly, beastly, blisteringly, bone, colossally, corking, cracking, damn, damned, dang, deadly, desperately, eminently, enormously, especially, ever, exceedingly, extra, extremely, fabulously, fantastically, far, fiercely, filthy, frightfully, full, greatly, heavily, highly, hugely, immensely, incredibly, intensely, jolly, majorly, mightily, monstrous (chiefly dialect), mortally, most, much, particularly, passing, rattling, real, really, right, roaring, roaringly, seriously, severely, so, sore, sorely, spanking, specially, stinking, such, super, supremely, surpassingly, terribly, that, thumping, too, unco, uncommonly, vastly, very, vitally, way, whacking, wicked, wildly, a lot, as all get-out, good and
    related: absolutely, altogether, completely, downright, entirely, flat-out, fully, positively, purely, radically, thoroughly, totally, utterly, wholly, deeply, profoundly, exceptionally, notably, remarkably, considerably, extensively, significantly, substantially, appreciably, discernibly, markedly, noticeably, obviously, palpably, plainly, visibly, abundantly, plentifully, astronomically, grandly, monstrously, monumentally, excessively, obscenely, overmuch, amazingly, astonishingly, staggeringly
    opposite: little, negligibly, nominally, slightly, somewhat
    near: meagerly, scantily, barely, hardly, just, marginally, minimally, scarcely

Related Entry: High-and-mighty (adjective)

High-and-mighty is a different word from Mighty. The synonyms below are for high-and-mighty, not for mighty.

  1. having a feeling of superiority that shows itself in an overbearing attitude

    "a boss so high-and-mighty that no one could reason with him about anything"

    similar: arrogant, assumptive, bumptious, cavalier, chesty, haughty, high-handed, high-hat, highfalutin, huffish, huffy, imperious, important, lofty, lordly, masterful, overweening, peremptory, pompous, presuming, presumptuous, pretentious, self-asserting, self-assertive, sniffy, stiff-necked, supercilious, superior, toplofty, uppish, uppity
    related: authoritarian, bossy, dominant, dominating, domineering, magisterial, pontifical, pontificating, condescending, disdainful, patronizing, impertinent, impudent, saucy, snobbish, snobby, snooty, blusterous, blustery, boastful, bombastic, braggart, bragging, braggy, cocky, swaggering, vain, vainglorious, complacent, conceited, egocentric, egoistic, egotistic, hubristic, narcissistic, orgulous, prideful, proud, self-affected, self-applauding, self-centered, self-complacent, self-conceited, self-pleased, self-satisfied, smug, stuck-up, self-flattering, self-loving, self-promoting, brash, forward, uninhibited, unreserved, extroverted, immodest
    opposite: humble, lowly, modest, unarrogant, unpretentious
    near: bashful, cowering, cringing, demure, diffident, introverted, mousy, overmodest, self-critical, self-doubting, sheepish, shrinking, shy, subdued, timid, acquiescent, compliant, deferential, meek, passive, submissive, unaggressive, unassertive, unassuming, unobtrusive, yielding, quiet, reserved, retiring

Synonyms, Thesaurus & Another Word for Mighty

The most common words with a similar meaning to Mighty:

Chiefly dialect: monstrous
heavy, heavy-duty, important, influential, potent, powerful, puissant, significant, strong, astronomical, Brobdingnagian, bumper, colossal, cosmic, cyclopean, elephantine, enormous, galactic, gargantuan, giant, gigantesque, gigantic, grand, herculean, heroic, Himalayan, huge, humongous, immense, jumbo, king-size, leviathan, mammoth, massive, mega, monster, monumental, mountainous, oceanic, pharaonic

Antonyms & Opposite Words for Mighty

Words with the opposite meaning of Mighty:

helpless, impotent, insignificant, little, powerless, unimportant, weak, bantam, bitty, diminutive, infinitesimal, Lilliputian, little bitty, micro, microminiature, microscopic, midget, miniature, minuscule, minute, pocket, pygmy, teensy, teensy-weensy, teeny, teeny-weeny, tiny, wee, negligibly, nominally

Related Words for Mighty

high-level, senior, top, able, capable, competent, effective, efficient, authoritarian, autocratic, despotic, dictatorial, magisterial, tyrannical, celebrated, distinguished, dominant, eminent, famed, famous, great, illustrious, noble, notable, noteworthy, notorious, outstanding, preeminent, prestigious, prominent

Near Antonyms of Mighty

feeble, flimsy, frail, infirm, anonymous, nameless, obscure, uncelebrated, unknown, incapable, incompetent, ineffective, inept, inexpert, unfit, unqualified, unskilled, unskillful, mini, petite, pint-size, puny, small, smallish, undersized, dinky, dwarfish, half-pint, meagerly, scantily

Word Forms of Mighty

Inflections: mightier, mightiest

Origin & Etymology of Mighty

First known use: before 12th century

Words & Phrases Containing Mighty

mighty mite, high-and-mighty

Frequently Asked Questions about Mighty

What does "Mighty" mean?

"Mighty" means possessing might, powerful. As an an adjective and an adverb, it is defined as: possessing might, powerful. It has 3 distinct senses.

What is another word for "Mighty"?

Other words for "Mighty" include heavy, heavy-duty, important, influential, potent, powerful, puissant and significant. The best synonym depends on which meaning of "Mighty" you intend.

What are different ways to say "Mighty"?

There are 246 words and phrases with a similar meaning to "Mighty". Common alternatives include heavy, heavy-duty, important, influential, potent, powerful, puissant, significant, strong and astronomical.

What is the opposite of "Mighty"?

Antonyms of "Mighty" include helpless, impotent, insignificant, little, powerless, unimportant, weak and bantam. Near antonyms include feeble, flimsy, frail and infirm.

How do you use "Mighty" in a sentence?

Examples of "Mighty" in a sentence: "one of the mighty leaders of the U.S. financial world"; "a mighty castle towered over everything nearby"; "we were mighty hungry after raking leaves all afternoon".

Is "Mighty" a noun, verb, or adjective?

"Mighty" can be used as an adjective and an adverb, depending on the context.

How do you pronounce "Mighty"?

"Mighty" is pronounced /ˈmī-tē/.

What is the origin of the word "Mighty"?

First known use: before 12th century.