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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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Goldman Sachs and Visa are two names I’ve written about lately that will be more influential in the price-weighted index.

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

Maybe it is natural, then, that a big swath of the most influential podcasters have come forward to offer a solution to those executives’ problems.

From Slate • Apr. 7, 2026

This year, the influential retail cohort is taking a much more cautious approach as the war in Iran upends markets around the world.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026

"It's a great thing going forward for the environment and will be influential in helping take a lot of litter off the streets," he said.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

Narration isn’t the most exciting part of a speech— but it can be subtly influential on its outcome.

From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith