| Main Entry: | might |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | ability, power |
Synonyms: |
adequacy, arm, authority, capability, capacity, clout, command, competence, control, domination, efficacy, efficiency, energy, force, forcefulness, forcibleness, get-up-and-go, jurisdiction, lustiness, mastery, moxie*, muscle*, peppiness, potency, powerfulness, prowess, puissance, punch, qualification, qualifiedness, sinew, steam, strength, strenuousness, strong arm, sway, valor, vigor, vigorousness |
| Notes: | may is more optimistic than might; may carries the idea of permission while might suggests likelihood |
Antonyms: |
inability, powerlessness, weakness |
| Main Entry: | oppression |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | misery, hardship |
Synonyms: |
abuse, abusiveness, autocracy, brutality, calamity, coercion, compulsion, conquering, control, cruelty, despotism, dictatorship, domination, fascism, force, forcibleness, hardness, harshness, injury, injustice, iron hand, maltreatment, martial law, overthrowing, persecution, severity, subduing, subjection, suffering, torment, tyrrany |
Antonyms: |
cheer, delight, happiness, joy |
| Main Entry: | weight |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | importance |
Synonyms: |
access, authority, clout, connection, consequence, consideration, credit, effectiveness, efficacy, emphasis, forcefulness, forcibleness, impact, import, influence, magnitude, moment, momentousness, persuasiveness, pith, potency, power, powerfulness, prestige, pull, significance, signification, substance, sway, value, weightiness |
Antonyms: |
triviality, unimportance |