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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | effectiveness |
| Synonyms: | authority, birr, capability, capacity, command, control, dominion, efficacy, efficiency, energy, force, go*, hardihood, influence, juice*, kick*, might, moxie*, muscle*, pep, potential, power, puissance, punch, sinew, snap, sock, steam, strength, sway, vigor, virtue, what it takes, zap, zing, zip |
| Antonyms: | disability, impotency, ineffectiveness, weakness |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | propulsion |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | force |
| Synonyms: | drive, effort, energy, full head of steam, horsepower, impulse, momentum, muscle, power, pressure, punch, push, speed, steam, strength, stress, tension, thrust, velocity |
| Main Entry: | push |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | physical force |
| Synonyms: | advance, assault, attack, bearing, blow, butt, charge, drive, driving, effort, energy, exerting, exertion, forcing, impact, jolt, lean, mass, nudge, offensive, onset, poke, prod, propulsion, shove, shoving, straining, thrust, thrusting, weight |
| Antonyms: | pull |
| Main Entry: | push |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | mental determination |
| Synonyms: | ambition, drive, dynamism, energy, enterprise, get-up-and-go, go*, gumption*, guts*, initiative, pep, punch, snap, spunk, starch, vigor, vitality |
| Antonyms: | discouragement, disinterest |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | resolution |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | determination, strong will |
| Synonyms: | aim, boldness, constancy, courage, dauntlessness, decidedness, decision, declaration, dedication, doggedness, earnestness, energy, firmness, fixed purpose, fortitude, guts*, heart*, immovability, intent, intention, judgment, mettle, moxie*, obstinacy, perseverance, pluck, purpose, purposefulness, purposiveness, relentlessness, resoluteness, resolve, settlement, sincerity, spirit, spunk, staunchness, staying power, steadfastness, stubbornness, tenacity, verdict, willpower |
| Antonyms: | compliance, indecision, weakness |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | spirit |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | soul, attitude |
| Synonyms: | air, animation, ardor, backbone*, boldness, breath, character, complexion, courage, dauntlessness, disposition, earnestness, energy, enterprise, enthusiasm, essence, fire, force, frame of mind, gameness, grit, guts*, heart, humor, jazz, life, life force, liveliness, mettle, mood, morale, motivation, nerve, oomph, outlook, psyche, quality, resolution, resolve, sparkle, spunk*, stoutheartedness, substance, temper, temperament, tenor, vigor, vital spark, vitality, warmth, will, willpower, zest |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | stamina |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | strength, vigor |
| Synonyms: | backbone*, endurance, energy, force, fortitude, grit, guts*, gutsiness, heart, indefatigability, intestinal fortitude, legs, lustiness, moxie*, power, power of endurance, resilience, resistance, starch, staying power, tolerance, toleration, vim, vitality, zip |
| Antonyms: | apathy, lack, laziness, lethargy, weakness |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | strength |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | stamina, mental or physical |
| Synonyms: | backbone, body, brawn, brawniness, brute force, clout, courage, durability, energy, firmness, force, fortitude, hardiness, health, healthiness, lustiness, might, muscle, nerve, physique, pith, potency, pow, power, powerhouse, robustness, security, sinew, sock, soundness, stability, stableness, stalwartness, steadiness, steamroller, stoutness, strong arm, sturdiness, substance, tenacity, toughness, verdure, vigor, vim, vitality, zip |
| Antonyms: | lack, weakness |
| Main Entry: | strength |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | intensity |
| Synonyms: | clout, cogency, concentration, depth, effectiveness, efficacy, energy, extremity, fervor, force, juice*, kick*, potency, power, resolution, spirit, vehemence, vigor, virtue |
| Antonyms: | enervation, lethargy, weakness |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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