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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“And Section 25,” Mailhouse adds, dropping a more obscure name from the scene that developed around Manchester’s influential Factory Records.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026

With 160,000 members working in film, television and video games, SAG-AFTRA is the largest and most influential union of its kind globally.

From Barron's • May 30, 2026

The influential musician headlined the 2026 Super Bowl half-time show and made history by having the first primarily Spanish language LP to win album of the year at the Grammy Awards.

From BBC • May 27, 2026

Interest rates, the U.S. dollar and liquidity conditions have become more influential towards markets than military or political tensions, Massabni adds.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026

Everyone here seemed to have been invited because they were connected to somebody well-known or influential — everyone except Ginny.

From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling

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