puissant (adj.)
- absolute
- ascendant
- authoritarian
- authoritative
- authorized
- autocratic
- beefy
- bouncing
- cogent
- commanding
- competent
- consequential
- considerable
- controlling
- dominant
- dynamic
- effective
- eminent
- empowered
- energetic
- forceful
- forcible
- full-blooded
- full-strength
- governing
- great
- gutsy
- hale
- hard
- hardy
- hearty
- hefty
- high-powered
- high-pressure
- high-tension
- husky
- imperative
- important
- influential
- irresistible
- leading
- lusty
- mighty
- momentous
- nervy
- obstinate
- official
- operative
- potent
- powerful
- preeminent
- prestigious
- prominent
- ranking
- red-blooded
- robust
- robustious
- rugged
- ruling
- senior
- stalwart
- steely
- stout
- strapping
- striking
- strong
- strong-willed
- sturdy
- substantial
- superior
- supreme
- telling
- totalitarian
- valid
- vigorous
- vital
- weighty
Methinks I see in my mind a noble and puissant nation rousing herself like a strong man after sleep, and shaking her invincible locks; methinks I see her as an eagle mewing her mighty youth, and kindling her undazzled eyes at the full midday beam.
