Definitions

potency

[poht-n-see] / ˈpoʊt n si /

NOUN

effectiveness

Synonyms

STRONGEST

capability efficacy efficiency vigor

STRONG

authority birr capacity command control dominion energy force go hardihood influence juice kick might moxie muscle pep potential power puissance punch sinew snap sock steam strength sway virtue zap zing zip

WEAK

what it takes

Antonyms

STRONGEST

impotence inability incompetence inefficiency weakness

STRONG

apathy enervation idleness inactivity incapacity lack laziness lethargy powerlessness

WEAK

impotency ineffectiveness

Example Sentences

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"Switching off NFIL3 could be a decisive step toward significantly improving the long-term potency of CAR T cells," explains Prof. Feucht.

From Science Daily • Jun. 2, 2026

And so I think his legal skills and experience give him some potency, that perhaps Pam Bondi lacked, in navigating the criminal justice system.

From Slate • May 4, 2026

"I was being prescribed the strongest potency, I was rubbing it on the affected areas but within minutes the inflammation was back."

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026

Camus’s vision may have been a bleak and arid one, but it retains its awful potency.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026

It took a day for the full potency to build up again.

From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman

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