Godlike
adj.capable, energeticliterary
What it means
Resembling a deity in power, ability, beauty, or remoteness from ordinary limits.
Reach for it when using deliberate hyperbole for achievement that seems beyond human scale
The goalkeeper's godlike reflexes preserved the lead.
Choose between these
6- professional
superhuman
ability appears beyond normal human capacity
not when Superhuman stresses performance but lacks godlike authority or splendor.
- formal
omnipotent
unlimited power is the actual theological claim
not when Omnipotent is an absolute and is false for even an exceptionally powerful person.
- formal
no equal exists within a supported comparison set
not when Peerless needs evidence; its comparison lacks godlike's supernatural force.
- formal
the subject surpasses ordinary categories or experience
not when Transcendent is philosophical and may obscure the concrete skill being praised.
- literary
sacred character or exquisite beauty is genuinely intended
not when Divine can make a literal religious claim or sound like dated social praise.
- literary
awe and beauty matter more than raw power
not when Sublime can describe an experience or artwork without any godlike agency.
Said against
3- mortal
- ordinary
- fallible
It naturally appears in
3- godlike power
The myth gives its hero godlike power but human judgment.
- godlike skill
Fans praised her godlike skill at the net.
- godlike figure
The mural presents the founder as a godlike figure above the crowd.
Where this comes from
Godlike is strong religious imagery and usually hyperbolic. It can sound worshipful, arrogant, or culturally insensitive.
- Wiktionary, English adjective sense 1: resembling or befitting a god opens in a new tab · retrieved 2026-07-26
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