| Main Entry: | authority |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | power, control |
Synonyms: |
ascendancy, authorization, beef, charge, clout*, command, credit, domination, dominion, edge, esteem, force, goods*, government, guts*, influence, juice*, jump, jurisdiction, leg up, license, mastery, might, might and main, permission, permit, pizzazz*, pow, powerhouse, prerogative, prestige, punch, right, ropes, rule, say, say-so, steam, strength, strong arm, stuff*, supremacy, sway, upper hand, warrant, weight, what it takes, whip hand, word, zap |
| Main Entry: | force |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | physical energy, power |
Synonyms: |
arm, brunt, clout, coercion, compulsion, conscription, constrait, draft, duress, dynamism, effort, enforcement, exaction, extortion, full head of steam, fury, horsepower, impact, impetus, impulse, might, momentum, muscle, pains, potency, potential, pow, pressure, punch, push, sinew, sock, speed, steam, stimulus, strain, strength, stress, strong arm, stuff*, subjection, tension, trouble, velocity, vigor, violence, what it takes |
Antonyms: |
powerlessness, weakness |
| 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: | political prisoner |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | prisoner of war |
Synonyms: |
POW, enemy prisoner of war, prisoner of conscience |
| Main Entry: | prisoner of war |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | political prisoner |
Synonyms: |
POW, captive, enemy prisoner of war, hostage, prisoner |
| Main Entry: | potence |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | strength |
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, powerfulness, powerhouse, puissance, robustness, security, sinew, sock, soundness, stability, stableness, stalwartness, steadiness, steamroller, stoutness, strong arm, sturdiness, substance, tenacity, thew, toughness, verdure, vigor, vim, vitality, zip |
| Main Entry: | powerfulness |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | strength |
Synonyms: |
backbone*, body, brawn, brawniness, brute force, clout, courage, durability, energy, firmness, force, fortitude, hardiness, health, healthiness, lustiness, might, muscle, nerve, physique, pith, potence, potency, pow, power, powerhouse, puissance, robustness, security, sinew, sock, soundness, stability, stableness, stalwartness, steadiness, steamroller, stoutness, strong arm, sturdiness, substance, tenacity, thew, toughness, verdure, vigor, vim, vitality, zip |
| Main Entry: | say-so |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | authority |
Synonyms: |
ascendancy, authorization, beef, charge, clout*, command, control, credit, domination, dominion, edge, esteem, force, goods*, government, guts*, influence, juice*, jump, jurisdiction, leg up, license, mastery, might, might and main, permission, permit, pizzazz*, pow, power, powerhouse, prerogative, prestige, punch*, right, ropes, rule, say*, sovereignty, steam, strength, strong arm, stuff*, supremacy, sway, upper hand, warrant, weight, what it takes, whip hand, word*, zap |
| Main Entry: | thew |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | strength |
Synonyms: |
backbone*, body, brawn, brawniness, brute force, clout*, courage, durability, energy, firmness, force, fortitude, hardiness, health, healthiness, lustiness, might, muscle, nerve, physique, pith, potence, potency, pow, power, powerfulness, powerhouse, puissance, robustness, security, sinew, sock, soundness, stability, stableness, stalwartness, steadiness, steamroller, stoutness, strong arm, sturdiness, substance, tenacity, toughness, verdure, vigor, vim, vitality, zip |
| Concept: | [Degree of power] Strength. |
| Category: | 2. CONNECTION BETWEEN CAUSE AND EFFECT |
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-nouns
strength; power; energy; vigor, force; main force, physical force, brute force; spring, elasticity, tone, tension, tonicity., stoutness; lustihood, stamina, nerve, muscle, sinew, thews and sinews, physique; pith, pithiness; virility, vitality., athletics, athleticism; gymnastics, feats of strength., adamant, steel, iron, oak, heart of oak; iron grip; grit, bone., athlete, gymnast, acrobat; superman, Atlas, Hercules, Antaeus, Samson, Cyclops, Goliath; tower of strength; giant refreshed., strengthening; invigoration, refreshment, refocillation., [Science of forces] dynamics, statics.
-verbs
be strong, be stronger; overmatch., render strong; give strength; strengthen, invigorate, brace, nerve, fortify, sustain, harden, case harden, steel, gird; screw up, wind up, set up; gird up one's loins, brace up one's loins; recruit, set on one's legs; vivify; refresh; refect; reenforce (restore).
-adjectives
strong, mighty, vigorous, forcible, hard, adamantine, stout, robust, sturdy, hardy, powerful, potent, puissant, valid., resistless, irresistible, invincible, proof against, impregnable, unconquerable, indomitable, dominating, inextinguishable, unquenchable; incontestable; more than a match for; overpowering, overwhelming; all powerful, all sufficient; sovereign., able-bodied; athletic; Herculean, Cyclopean, Atlantean; muscular, brawny, wiry, well-knit, broad-shouldered, sinewy, strapping, stalwart, gigantic.
-adverbs
strongly; by force; by main force (by compulsion).
-phrases
"our withers are unwrung" [Hamlet].
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Antonyms: |
weakness |
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