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puissance - 7 thesaurus results
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, jurisdiction, mastery, moxie*, muscle*, potency, prowess, puissance, punch, qualification, sinew*, steam, strength, sway, valor, vigor, forcefulness, forcibleness, get-up-and-go, lustiness, peppiness, powerfulness, qualifiedness, strenuousness, strong arm, vigorousness
Notes: may is more optimistic than might; may carries the idea of permission while might suggests likelihood
Antonyms: inability, weakness, powerlessness
Main Entry: potency
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: effectiveness
Synonyms: authority, capability, capacity, command, control, dominion, efficacy, efficiency, energy, force, go*, hardihood, influence, juice*, kick*, might, moxie*, muscle*, pep, potential, power, puissance, punch, sinew*, snap, sock*, steam*, strength, sway, vigor, virtue, zap*, zing*, zip*, birr, what it takes
Antonyms: disability, weakness, impotency, ineffectiveness
Main Entry: steam
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: energy
Synonyms: beef, force, might, muscle, potency, power, puissance, sinew, strength, vigor, vim
Main Entry: vigor
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: power, energy
Synonyms: ability, action, activity, agility, alertness, bang*, bounce, capability, capacity, dash, drive, endurance, enterprise, exercise, fire, force, go*, intensity, juice*, kick*, liveliness, 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*, birr, dynamism, get-up-and-go, hardiness, healthiness, lustiness
Antonyms: idleness, lethargy, weakness, enervation, inactivity
Main Entry: force
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: mental power, energy
Synonyms: ability, authority, bite*, capability, coercion, cogency, competence, determination, dominance, drive, duress, effect, effectiveness, efficacy, emphasis, gumption, guts*, influence, intensity, intestinal fortitude, obligation, persistence, persuasiveness, point, pressure, puissance, punch, push, requirement, sapience, stress, validity, vehemence, vigor, willpower, fierceness, forcefulness, impressiveness, validness
Antonyms: incompetence, weakness
Main Entry: power
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: physical ability, capacity
Synonyms: arm*, brawn, energy, force, intensity, might, muscle*, omnipotence, potency, potential, puissance, sinew*, strength, vigor, vim, virtue, weight, applied force, dynamism, forcefulness, horsepower, mechanical energy, voltage
Antonyms: debility, disability, impotence, infirmity, weakness, impairment
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