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influential

/ɪnfluˈɛnʃəl/adjective

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

Example sentences

  • “The magazine named her one of the city's most influential leaders.”
  • “Her book on climate change was hugely influential among young voters.”

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

Synonyms for influential

Antonyms

  • insignificant
  • uninfluential

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