resource

[ree-sawrs, -sohrs, -zawrs, -zohrs, ri-sawrs, -sohrs, -zawrs, -zohrs] / ˈri sɔrs, -soʊrs, -zɔrs, -zoʊrs, rɪˈsɔrs, -ˈsoʊrs, -ˈzɔrs, -ˈzoʊrs /

NOUN

supply drawn upon, either material or nonmaterial

Synonyms

STRONGEST

ability capability capital means property reserve source support system talent wealth

STRONG

appliance artifice assets cleverness contraption contrivance course creation device expedient fortune hoard ingenuity initiative inventiveness makeshift measure method mode quick-wittedness recourse refuge relief resourcefulness riches shift step stock stockpile store stratagem substance substitute surrogate way worth

WEAK

nest egg

Antonyms

STRONGEST

impotence inability incompetence lack weakness

STRONG

debt ignorance permanent poverty

WEAK

product

Example Sentences

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NV Energy says the transition reflects its own resource needs.

From MarketWatch • May 27, 2026

Scientists say continued population growth combined with current levels of resource use will place even greater strain on ecosystems and societies around the world.

From Science Daily • May 27, 2026

To see if he is correct, consider the one resource that is truly finite: time.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026

There is also a long held belief that the province, with its vast resource wealth, also contributes more to the country than it receives.

From BBC • May 22, 2026

Plus, she spent Thursday afternoons in the resource room, which was way easier than regular class.

From "Hello, Universe" by Erin Entrada Kelly

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