oomph

[oomf] / ʊmf /

NOUN

energy

Synonyms

STRONGEST

fortitude pep potency stamina vigor vitality zest zip

STRONG

animation ardor birr dash drive endurance exertion fire force forcefulness get-up-and-go go hardihood initiative intensity juice life liveliness might moxie muscle pizazz pluck power punch spirit steam strength vim virility zeal zing

Antonyms

STRONGEST

apathy enervation idleness inactivity laziness lethargy weakness

STRONG

dispiritedness dullness impotence inability incompetence indifference powerlessness

Example Sentences

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The first-round of the playoffs usually produces a bunch of mismatches that lack oomph.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 12, 2026

As she tells it, the special oomph that soy sauce adds to a bake is, in a word, umami.

From Salon • Dec. 13, 2025

Some of her own MPs have grumbled privately that she has lacked oomph and cut-through in her opening months in the job.

From BBC • Apr. 23, 2025

It was cheerful and rhymed but lacked oomph.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 3, 2025

No one says figuratively, of course, because it doesn’t have enough oomph.

From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner