influential

/ɪnfluˈɛnʃəl/adjective

Having strong power to affect people, events, or decisions.

Example sentence

“The magazine named her one of the city's most influential leaders.”

Collocates: highly influential, an influential figure, influential in shaping something.

Related words

infuseTo introduce a quality or substance into something so that it spreads all through it.inferTo reach a conclusion by reasoning from evidence, rather than from a direct statement.ingeniousVery clever and original; showing inventive skill.infectionThe spread of harmful germs multiplying out of control inside a person, animal, or plant.ingenuityCleverness and skill at solving hard problems in fresh, inventive ways.infantA baby; a child in the earliest stage of life who still needs care around the clock.