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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | power, influence |
| Synonyms: | brawn, clout, energy, force, forcefulness, might, potency, sinew, stamina, strength, strong arm, sturdiness, weight |
| Antonyms: | impotence, powerlessness, weakness |
| Main Entry: | oomph |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | energy |
| Synonyms: | animation, ardor, birr, dash, drive, effectiveness, endurance, exertion, fire, force, forcefulness, fortitude, get-up-and-go, go, hardihood, initiative, intensity, juice, life, liveliness, might, moxie*, muscle, pep, pizzazz, pluck, potency, power, punch, spirit, stamina, steam, strength, vigor, vim, virility, vitality, zeal, zest, zing, zip |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | potency |
| 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: | power |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | physical ability, capacity |
| Synonyms: | applied force, arm*, brawn, dynamism, energy, force, forcefulness, horsepower, intensity, mechanical energy, might, muscle*, omnipotence, potency, potential, puissance, sinew, strength, vigor, vim, virtue, voltage, weight |
| Antonyms: | debility, disability, impairment, impotence, infirmity, weakness |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | power |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | control, dominance |
| Synonyms: | ascendancy, authority, authorization, birthright, clout, command, connection, diadem, direction, domination, dominion, hegemony, imperium, influence, inside track, jurisdiction, law, leadership, license, management, might, moxie*, omnipotence, paramountcy, predominance, prerogative, prestige, privilege, regency, right, rule, say-so, sovereignty, steam, strength, strings, superiority, supremacy, sway, warrant, weight*, wire |
| Antonyms: | inefficiency, subservience, surrender, weakness, yielding |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | qualification |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | ability, aptitude |
| Synonyms: | accomplishment, adequacy, attainment, attribute, capability, capacity, competence, eligibility, endowment, experience, fitness, goods, makings, might, qualifiedness, quality, skill, stuff, suitability, suitableness, what it takes |
| Antonyms: | disqualification, inability, inaptitude, lack |
| Main Entry: | steam |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | energy |
| Synonyms: | beef, force, might, muscle, potency, power, puissance, sinew, strength, vigor, vim |
| 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: | sway |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | strong influence |
| Synonyms: | amplitude, authority, clout, command, control, dominion, empire, expanse, government, jurisdiction, mastery, might, power, predominance, range, reach, regime, reign, rule, run, scope, sovereignty, spread, stretch, sweep |
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