energies

NOUN

person's spirit and vigor

Synonyms

STRONGEST

efficiency intensity power spirit stamina strength toughness vitality

STRONG

activity animation application ardor birr dash drive effectiveness efficacy endurance enterprise exertion fire force forcefulness fortitude get-up-and-go go hardihood initiative juice life liveliness might moxie muscle pep pizzazz pluck potency puissance punch spontaneity steam tuck vehemence verve vim virility vivacity zeal zest zing zip

WEAK

operativeness élan

Antonyms

STRONGEST

apathy impotence inability incompetence inefficiency lack laziness lethargy weakness

STRONG

cowardice dispiritedness dullness idleness inactivity indifference indolence ineffectiveness lifelessness powerlessness uselessness

WEAK

tiredness

NOUN

generated power

Synonyms

STRONGEST

dynamism electricity heat potential service strength

STRONG

application burn conductivity current force friction gravity horsepower juice kilowatts magnetism pressure radioactivity rays reaction response steam voltage wattage

Antonyms

STRONGEST

lack

STRONG

peace question

WEAK

idleness inactivity laziness lethargy tiredness

Example Sentences

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"When we travel abroad, it energises us", a woman's voice boomed out across the border - an obvious slight given North Koreans are not allowed to leave the country.

From BBC • May 30, 2025

"I love my work and it doesn't exhaust me, it actually energises me. Yesterday I led a group and I was getting text messages until 11pm from people saying how grateful they were."

From BBC • Aug. 14, 2023

And then, when the star gets very hot again, it energises all that material it had previously spurned.

From BBC • Jul. 12, 2022

Nothing energises office workers more than complaining about meetings.

From BBC • Apr. 19, 2018

The will of the vicious man energises freely enough, but his life is hostile to the preservation and progress of the race.

From English Men of Letters: Coleridge by Traill, H. D. (Henry Duff)