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influential

Syllables: in·flu·en·tial/ɪnflʊˈɛnʃəl/US/ˌɪnfluˈɛnʃəl/

influential adjective: having or exerting influence.

Adjective

influential (comparative more influential, superlative most influential)

  1. Having or exerting influence.
    • John Lennon was a very influential person in music, as well as in politics, fashion and general culture.
    • Jane was very influential in getting the motion passed.
    Synonyms:
    swayful

Noun

influential (plural influentials)

  1. A person who has influence

influential meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu

influential in Hindi

having considerable influence
प्रभावी prabhāvī

influential in Tamil

செல்வாக்கான, தாக்குறவான

influential in Marathi

प्रभावशाली

influential in Urdu

بااثر, رسوخ دار
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influential in Bengali
প্রভাবশালী, ক্ষমতাশালী, গুরুত্বপূর্ণ
influential in Malayalam
ജനസ്വാധീനമുള്ള, സ്വാധീനശക്തിയുള്ള, അധികാരമുള്ള
influential in Kannada
ಪ್ರಭಾವಶಾಲಿ, ಪ್ರಭಾವಿ
influential in Tagalog
maimpluwensiya
influential in Malay
berpengaruh
influential in Indonesian
berpengaruh

Examples of influential in a sentence

  • Samuel Johnson compiled one of the most influential dictionaries of the English language.
  • The myth of Cupid and Psyche was one of the most influential romances in European culture.
  • He may be rich and influential, but he can't walk on water.

All 40 example sentences with influential

Synonyms of influential

Forms of influential

Adjective
comparativemore influential
superlativemost influential
Noun
pluralinfluentials

Origin of influential

From Medieval Latin īnfluentiālis, from īnfluentia + -ālis. By surface analysis, influence + -ial.

Words formed from influential

Words that rhyme with influential

Questions about influential

What does influential mean?
Influential means having or exerting influence.
What is influential in Hindi?
Influential in Hindi is प्रभावी (prabhāvī). See Influential meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is influential?
Influential can be an adjective or a noun.
How do you pronounce influential?
Influential is pronounced /ɪnflʊˈɛnʃəl/ (UK).

Words near influential in the dictionary

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  3. influencive
  4. influency
  5. influent
  6. influential
  7. influentiality
  8. influentially
  9. influentialness
  10. influentials
  11. influents

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: influential (page history and authors); influential (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); influential (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); influential (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); Influential (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); influential (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); influential (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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