| Influential (a.) Having the power to sway the will of another. Thesaurus Entries absolute, ascendant, authoritarian, authoritative, authorized, autocratic, charismatic, charming, clothed with authority, commanding, competent, consequential, considerable, controlling, dominant, duly constituted, effective, effectual, efficacious, eminent, empowered, enchanting, estimable, ex officio, forceful, governing, great, guiding, hegemonic, hegemonistic, imperative, important, instrumental, leading, magnetic, mighty, momentous, monocratic, official, personable, persuasive, potent, powerful, predominant, preeminent, prestigious, prominent, puissant, ranking, reputable, ruling, senior, significant, strong, suasive, substantial, superior, supreme, telling, totalitarian, weighty, winning |