Influential
[,ɪnflʊ'enʃ(ə)l] or [,ɪnflu'ɛnʃl]
Definition
(adj.) having or exercising influence or power; 'an influential newspaper'; 'influential leadership for peace' .
Edited by Gene--From WordNet
Synonyms and Synonymous
a. Potent, powerful, controlling, of influence, of authority.
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Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Potent, powerful, {[etficucion]?}, forcible, persuasive, controlling, guiding,considerable
ANT:Weak, ineffective, inoperative, unpersuasive, inconsiderable
Typist: Sophie
Examples
- I know he was to see some of the influential people today. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
- When you have to compete with the rich and influential, it will probably be mentioned to you,' said Miss Lavvy, 'in good time. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- She accepted him, and he was warmly welcomed into that rich and influential family. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
- Davy had already made influential friends, and one of them, Dr. Hope, the professor of chemistry at the University of Edinburgh, was to give him his next step forward. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
- But again there was opposition from many influential Southern planters, and his application was denied. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
- Mr. Yorke's family was the first and oldest in the district; and he, though not the wealthiest, was one of the most influential men. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- The name of Mr Tite Barnacle has been mentioned to me as representing some highly influential interest among his creditors. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- You are right in supposing that I am not unaccustomed to--an influential position. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- In London there was Society, a continuous intermingling of influential persons and ideas. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Hartlib, though he scarcely takes rank with Mersenne as a scientist, was no less influential. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
- He sent drawings of all these inventions to his influential friends, hoping that they would push them, and he also wrote and published A Treatise on Canal Navigation. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
- It fell to my lot, to come as the influential power, to allay the fierce tossing of these tumultuous waves. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- I have nothing very particular to do to-day,' adds Podsnap, 'and I'll mix with some influential people. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- You have found in him an influential and kind friend, who will be kinder yet, I venture to predict, if you deserve it. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- Also the Old Soldier, on a considerably reduced footing, and by no means so influential as in days of yore! Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- His classi fication of human knowledge was celebrated, and very influential in the progress of science . Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
- I will write immediately to some of my mother's influential old friends in London, and press his claims on their notice. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
Typist: Sophie