| Main Entry: | steamroller |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | steamroll |
Synonyms: |
defeat, force, overpower, overwhelm |
| Main Entry: | forceful |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | effective, powerful |
Synonyms: |
ball of fire, bullish, cogent, coming on strong, commanding, compelling, constraining, convincing, dominant, dynamic, electric, elemental, energetic, forcible, gutsy, mighty, persuasive, pithy, potent, powerhouse, puissant, punch, punchy, steamroller, stringent, strong, take-charge, take-over, telling, titanic, vehement, vigorous, violent, virile, weighty |
| Notes: | forcible indicates the use of brute force, forced means done involuntarily, and forceful suggests a potential for force |
Antonyms: |
feeble, impotent, ineffective, meek, unforceful, weak |
| Main Entry: | mighty |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | forceful, powerful |
Synonyms: |
boss*, doughty, hardy, indomitable, lusty, muscular, omnipotent, potent, powerhouse, puissant, robust, stalwart, steamroller, stout, strapping, strengthy, strong, strong as ox, sturdy, vigorous, wieldy |
Antonyms: |
delicate, powerless, weak |
| Main Entry: | overwhelm |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | astonish, devastate |
Synonyms: |
bewilder, blow out of the water, bowl over, confound, confuse, demoralize, destroy, disturb, do in, downgrade, drown, dumbfound, floor*, kill*, overcome, overpower, prostrate, puzzle, render speechless, run circles around, shatter, shock, stagger, steamroller, stun, subordinate, surprise, swamp, upset, wreck |
Antonyms: |
not impress, underwhelm |
| Main Entry: | stalwart |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | strong, valiant |
Synonyms: |
athletic, bold, bound, bound and determined, brave, brawny, brick-wall, courageous, daring, dauntless, dead set on, dependable, fearless, forceful, gutsy, hanging tough, hefty, husky, indomitable, intrepid, lusty, muscular, nervy, powerhouse, redoubtable, robust, rugged, sinewy, solid, spunky*, staunch, steamroller, stout, stouthearted, strapping, sturdy, substantial, tenacious, tough, unafraid, undaunted, valorous, vigorous |
Antonyms: |
cowardly, meek, weak |
| 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: | vigorous |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | energetic, powerful |
Synonyms: |
active, athletic, ball of fire, bouncing, brisk, dashing, driving, dynamic, effective, efficient, enterprising, exuberant, flourishing, forceful, forcible, hale, hard-driving, hardy, healthy, hearty, intense, lively, lusty, mettlesome, peppy, persuasive, potent, red-blooded, robust, rugged, snappy, sound, spanking, spirited, steamroller, strapping, strenuous, strong, strong as an ox, sturdy, take-charge, take-over, tough, vital, zealous, zippy |
Antonyms: |
enervated, idle, impotent, inactive, lethargic, weak |
| Main Entry: | whip |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | defeat soundly |
Synonyms: |
beat, best, blast, clobber, conquer, drub, hammer*, kill*, lambaste, lick*, mop up, outdo, overcome, overpower, overrun, overwhelm, put away, rout, run circles around, settle, steamroller, subdue, take apart, thrash, top, trim*, trounce, vanquish, wallop, wax, whomp, worst* |
Antonyms: |
lose, surrender |
| 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 |