| Main Entry: | strength |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | stamina, mental or physical |
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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: | strength |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | intensity |
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clout, cogency, concentration, depth, effectiveness, efficacy, energy, extremity, fervor, force, juice*, kick*, potency, power, resolution, spirit, vehemence, vigor, virtue |
Antonyms: |
enervation, lethargy, weakness |
| Main Entry: | strength |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | advantage, substance |
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anchor, asset, body, burden, connection, core, gist, guts, in, intestinal fortitude, license, mainstay, meat, pith, purport, security, sense, strong point, succor, upper hand, weight, wire |
Antonyms: |
disadvantage, weakness |
| 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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| Main Entry: | ability |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | power to act, perform |
Synonyms: |
aptitude, capability, capacity, competence, competency, comprehension, dexterity, endowment, facility, faculty, intelligence, might, potentiality, qualification, resourcefulness, skill, strength, talent, understanding |
| Notes: | applied to a person, ability and capacity mean about the same thing but are grammatically different: an ability to do something, a capacity for doing something; ability is qualitative while capacity is quantitative |
Antonyms: |
impotence, inability, limitation, paralysis |
| Main Entry: | ability |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | natural or acquired power in a |
Synonyms: |
adroitness, bent, capability, cleverness, command, craft, deftness, expertise, expertness, finesse, flair, genius, gift, handiness, ingenuity, knack, know-how, mastery, mind for, particular activity adeptness, proficiency, savvy, skill, skillfulness, strength, talent, the goods, the right stuff, what it takes |
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clumsiness, ignorance, inability, inadequacy, inanity, incompetence, stupidity, weakness |
| 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: | beef |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | strong physical makeup |
Synonyms: |
arm, brawn, flesh, force, heftiness, meat, might, muscle, physique, power, robustness, sinew, steam, strength, thew, vigor |
| Main Entry: | caliber |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | capacity; character |
Synonyms: |
ability, appetency, capability, competence, constitution, dignity, distinction, endowment, essence, faculty, force, gifts, habilitation, merit, nature, parts, power, quality, scope, stature, strength, talent, value, virtue, worth, worthiness |
| Main Entry: | capacity |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | ability; competency |
Synonyms: |
adequacy, aptitude, aptness, bent, brains, caliber, capability, cleverness, compass, competence, efficiency, facility, faculty, forte, genius, gift, inclination, intelligence, knack, might, power, qualification, readiness, skill, stature, strength, talent, the goods, up to it, what it takes |
Antonyms: |
impotence, inability, incompetence |