Related Searches
Nearby Words
| Main Entry: | |
| 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: | puberty |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | young adulthood |
| Synonyms: | adolescence, awkward stage, boyhood, girlhood, greenness, high-school years, juvenescence, juvenility, potency, preadolescence, pubescence, spring*, springtide, springtime, teenage years, teens, youth, youthfulness |
| Notes: | adolescence is the period of transition from childhood to adulthood; puberty is the time of sexual development |
| Antonyms: | adulthood |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| 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: | 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
| Main Entry: | validity |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | genuineness, lawfulness |
| Synonyms: | authority, cogency, effectiveness, efficacy, force, foundation, gravity, grounds, legality, legitimacy, persuasiveness, point, potency, power, punch, right, soundness, strength, substance, validness, weight |
| Antonyms: | invalidity |
| Main Entry: | vigor |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | power, energy |
| Synonyms: | ability, action, activity, agility, alertness, bang*, birr, bounce, capability, capacity, dash, drive, dynamism, endurance, enterprise, exercise, fire, force, get-up-and-go, go*, hardiness, healthiness, intensity, juice*, kick*, liveliness, lustiness, might, motion, moxie*, muscle*, nimbleness, pep, pith, potency, puissance, punch*, push, quickness, snap*, sock, soundness, starch, steam, strength, tuck, urgency, vehemence, vim, vitality, well-being, zing, zip |
| Antonyms: | enervation, idleness, inactivity, lethargy, weakness |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | virility |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | masculinity |
| Synonyms: | forceful, machismo, macho*, maleness, manhood, manliness, muscularity, potency, power, ruggedness, strength, vigor |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | puissance |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | energy |
| Synonyms: | clout, force, influence, might, muscle, potency, power, strength, sway, vigor |
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
Cite This Source
Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
Cite This Source
Copyright © 2013 Dictionary.com, LLC. All rights reserved.
