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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

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  • 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

    peerless

    no equal exists within a supported comparison set

    not when Peerless needs evidence; its comparison lacks godlike's supernatural force.

  • formal

    transcendent

    the subject surpasses ordinary categories or experience

    not when Transcendent is philosophical and may obscure the concrete skill being praised.

  • literary

    divine

    sacred character or exquisite beauty is genuinely intended

    not when Divine can make a literal religious claim or sound like dated social praise.

  • literary

    sublime

    awe and beauty matter more than raw power

    not when Sublime can describe an experience or artwork without any godlike agency.

Said against

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  • mortal
  • ordinary
  • fallible

It naturally appears in

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  • 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.

The definition and the example on this page are written here. The dictionaries above ground which meaning is being described, not the wording.