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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"He was so influential," said defender Robert Huth, a key member of the Foxes' title-winning squad.

From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026

Tim Cook built Apple into an empire as CEO, using the iPhone’s popularity to build one of the world’s biggest and most influential companies.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026

Apple, one of the world’s most valuable companies, is getting a new chief executive, marking a new chapter in the story of what has become arguably the most influential company in consumer technology.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 20, 2026

Waller is an influential voice at the Fed who voted repeatedly last year to cut interest rates at a time when many of his colleagues were reluctant to reduce borrowing costs.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 17, 2026

Virginia Durr, a wealthy and influential white Montgomerian who supported the NAACP, launched her own support drive for Claudette.

From "Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice" by Phillip Hoose

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Very Necessary: Synonyms for "Important"

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