influential
Able to persuade
Influential describes someone or something with the power to affect outcomes, opinions, or behavior.
An influential person shapes decisions; an influential book changes how people think.
The word often implies indirect power—working through persuasion, reputation, or example rather than direct authority: She became one of the most influential figures in modern architecture.
Having great strength
- dominantHaving superior influence
- potentHaving great effect
- mightyHaving great power
- formidableInspiring fear or respect
commanding · forceful · strong · imposing · preeminent · towering · heavyweight · high-powered
Having significant effects
- significantHaving notable importance
- pivotalVitally important, deciding
- momentousOf great significance
- transformativeCausing major change
far-reaching · groundbreaking · formative · seminal · landmark · defining · historic · monumental
Having recognized expertise
- commandingExerting strong authority
- governanceHow authority is exercised
- jurisdictionLegal authority's scope
- oversightSupervision or inadvertent omission
regulatory · administrative · supervisory · mandate · directive · sovereign · legislative · enforcement
Currently in style
- stylishFashionably elegant
- tastemakingShaping popular preferences
- avant-gardeInnovative cultural pioneers
- cutting-edgeAt innovation's forefront
trendy · hip · chic · vogue · cool · iconic · groundbreaking · innovative
Able to convince others
- convincingAble to persuade
- compellingPowerfully engaging or persuasive
- charismaticCompellingly attractive to others
- eloquentFluent and persuasive
articulate · silver-tongued · smooth-talking · cogent · rhetorical · swaying · winning · disarming
Imaginative planner of futures
- pioneeringFirst to explore territory
- trailblazingBeing the first through
- guidingLeading toward destination
- mentoringAdvising someone less experienced
inspirational · exemplary · thought-leader · champion · advocate · figurehead · elder · sage
powerful
Having great strength
formidable · commanding · forceful · strong · imposing · preeminent · towering · heavyweight · high-powered · clout
consequential
Having significant effects
- significantHaving notable importance
- pivotalVitally important, deciding
- momentousOf great significance
transformative · far-reaching · groundbreaking · formative · seminal · landmark · defining · historic · monumental · game-changing
authoritative
Having recognized expertise
- commandingExerting strong authority
- governanceHow authority is exercised
- jurisdictionLegal authority's scope
oversight · regulatory · administrative · supervisory · mandate · directive · sovereign · legislative · enforcement · magisterial
fashionable
Currently in style
- stylishFashionably elegant
- tastemakingShaping popular preferences
- avant-gardeInnovative cultural pioneers
cutting-edge · trendy · hip · chic · vogue · cool · iconic · groundbreaking · innovative · modern
persuasive
Able to convince others
- convincingAble to persuade
- compellingPowerfully engaging or persuasive
- charismaticCompellingly attractive to others
eloquent · articulate · silver-tongued · smooth-talking · cogent · rhetorical · swaying · winning · disarming · magnetic
visionary
Imaginative planner of futures
- pioneeringFirst to explore territory
- trailblazingBeing the first through
- guidingLeading toward destination
mentoring · inspirational · exemplary · thought-leader · champion · advocate · figurehead · elder · sage · guru
- reputationreputation, reputable, bad reputation, repute, disreputable
- notablesleaders, celebrities, dignitary, rulers, VIPs
- persuasionpersuade, persuasion, persuasive, convince, convincing
- qualitiesgood, bad, better, best, useful
- German LiteratureGoethe, Mann, Kafka, Franz Kafka, Rilke
- excellenceexcellence, greatness, superior, perfection, premium
influentialpowerless
Lacking strength or authority
ineffectual · impotent · ineffective · insignificant · uninfluential
influentialobscure
Unknown to most
unknown · anonymous · unimportant · nameless · insignificant
influentialunpersuasive
Failing to convince
unconvincing · unmoving · uninspiring · ineffective · impotent
- influential leadersThose with commanding sway
- influential worksCreations that shaped fields
- influential peopleThose wielding social power
- influential womenWomen wielding significant sway
- influential criticRespected evaluator with reach
- influential figurePerson with considerable impact