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Imposing vs Powerful - What's the difference?

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Imposing is a related term of powerful.


As adjectives the difference between imposing and powerful

is that imposing is magnificent and impressive because of appearance, size, stateliness or dignity while powerful is having, or capable of exerting power, potency or influence.

As a verb imposing

is .

imposing

English

Verb

(head)

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Magnificent and impressive because of appearance, size, stateliness or dignity.

    • powerful

    English

    Alternative forms

    * powerfull * powreful * powrefull

    Adjective

    (en-adj)
  • Having, or capable of exerting power, potency or influence.
  • * (William Shakespeare)
    • The powerful grace that lies / In herbs, plants, stones, and their true qualities.
  • *{{quote-book, year=1963, author=(Margery Allingham), title=(The China Governess)
    • , chapter=19 citation , passage=As soon as Julia returned with a constable, Timothy, who was on the point of exhaustion, prepared to give over to him gratefully. The newcomer turned out to be a powerful youngster, fully trained and eager to help, and he stripped off his tunic at once.}}
  • (mining) Large; capacious; said of veins of ore.

    • Synonyms

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    Antonyms

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