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Concept: [Degree of power] Strength.
Category: 2. CONNECTION BETWEEN CAUSE AND EFFECT
Synonyms:
-nouns
strength; power; energy; vigor, force; main force, physical force, brute force; spring, elasticity, tone, tension, tonicity., stoutness; lustihood, stamina, nerve, muscle, sinew, thews and sinews, physique; pith, pithiness; virility, vitality., athletics, athleticism; gymnastics, feats of strength., adamant, steel, iron, oak, heart of oak; iron grip; grit, bone., athlete, gymnast, acrobat; superman, Atlas, Hercules, Antaeus, Samson, Cyclops, Goliath; tower of strength; giant refreshed., strengthening; invigoration, refreshment, refocillation., [Science of forces] dynamics, statics.
-verbs
be strong, be stronger; overmatch., render strong; give strength; strengthen, invigorate, brace, nerve, fortify, sustain, harden, case harden, steel, gird; screw up, wind up, set up; gird up one's loins, brace up one's loins; recruit, set on one's legs; vivify; refresh; refect; reenforce (restore).
-adjectives
strong, mighty, vigorous, forcible, hard, adamantine, stout, robust, sturdy, hardy, powerful, potent, puissant, valid., resistless, irresistible, invincible, proof against, impregnable, unconquerable, indomitable, dominating, inextinguishable, unquenchable; incontestable; more than a match for; overpowering, overwhelming; all powerful, all sufficient; sovereign., able-bodied; athletic; Herculean, Cyclopean, Atlantean; muscular, brawny, wiry, well-knit, broad-shouldered, sinewy, strapping, stalwart, gigantic.
-adverbs
strongly; by force; by main force (by compulsion).
-phrases
"our withers are unwrung" [Hamlet].
Antonyms: weakness
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Concept: Repute.
Category: 4. Extrinsic Affections; personal affections derived from the opinions or feelings of others)
Synonyms:
-nouns
distinction, mark, name, figure; repute, reputation; good repute, high repute; note, notability, notoriety, eclat., "the bubble reputation" [As You Like It], vogue, celebrity; fame, famousness; renown; popularity, aura popularis; approbation; credit, succes d'estime, prestige, talk of the town; name to conjure with., glory, honor; luster (light); illustriousness; fifteen minutes of fame., account, regard, respect; reputableness; respectability (probity); good name, good report; fair name., dignity; stateliness; solemnity, grandeur, splendor, nobility, majesty, sublimity., rank, standing, brevet rank, precedence, pas, station, place, status; position, position in society; order, degree, baccalaureate, locus standi, caste, condition., greatness; eminence; height; importance; preeminence, supereminence; high mightiness, primacy; top of the ladder, top of the tree., elevation; ascent; superaltation, exaltation; dignification, aggrandizement. dedication, consecration, enthronement, canonization, celebration, enshrinement, glorification., hero, man of mark, great card, celebrity, worthy, lion, rara avis, notability, somebody; classman; man of rank (nobleman); pillar of the state, pillar of the church, pillar of the community., chief (master); first fiddle (proficient); cynosure, mirror; flower, pink, pearl; paragon (perfection); choice and master spirits of the age; elite; star,.sun, constellation, galaxy. ornament, honor, feather in one's cap, halo, aureole, nimbus; halo of glory, blaze of glory, blushing honors; laurels (trophy)., memory, posthumous fame, niche in the temple of fame; immortality, immortal name; magni nominis umbra [Lucan].
-verbs
be conscious of glory; be proud of (pride); exult (boast); be vain of (vanity)., be distinguished; shine (light); shine forth, figure; cut a figure, make a dash, make a splash., rival, surpass; outshine, outrival, outvie, outjump; emulate, eclipse; throw into the shade, cast into the shade; overshadow., live, flourish, glitter, flaunt, gain honor , acquire honor; play first fiddle (be of importance), bear the palm, bear the bell; lead the way; take precedence, take the wall of; gain laurels, win laurels, gain spurs, gain golden opinions (approbation) [more]; take one's degree, pass one's examination., make a noise, make some noise, make a noise in the world; leave one's mark, exalt one's horn, star it, have a run, be run after; come into vogue, come to the front; raise one's head., enthrone, signalize, immortalize, deify, exalt to the skies; hand one's name down to posterity., consecrate; dedicate to, devote to; enshrine, inscribe, blazon, lionize, blow the trumpet, crown with laurel., confer honor on, reflect honor on; shed a luster on; redound.to one's honor, ennoble., give honor to, do honor to, pay honor to, render honor to; honor, accredit, pay regard to, dignify, glorify; sing praises to (approve); lock up to; exalt, aggrandize, elevate, nobilitate.
-adjectives
distinguished, distingue, noted; of note; honored; popular; fashionable., in good odor in; favor, in high favor; reputable, respectable, creditable., remarkable (important); notable, notorious; celebrated, renowned, ion every one's mouth, talked of; famous, famed; far-famed; conspicuous, to the front; foremost; in the front rank, in the ascendant., imperishable, deathless, immortal, never fading, aere perennius; time-honored.
-phrases
one's name being in every mouth, one's name living for ever; sic itur ad astra, fama volat, aut Caesar aut nullus; not to know him argues oneself unknown; none but himself could be
Antonyms: disrepute
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