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Nouns (37)

n. the property of being physically or mentally strong; "fatigue sapped his strength"

n. the amount of energy transmitted (as by acoustic or electromagnetic radiation); "he adjusted the intensity of the sound"; "they measured the station's signal strength"

strength, persuasiveness

n. the power to induce the taking of a course of action or the embracing of a point of view by means of argument or entreaty; "the strength of his argument settled the matter"

strength, military capability

n. capability in terms of personnel and materiel that affect the capacity to fight a war; "we faced an army of great strength"; "politicians have neglected our military posture"

strength, potency, effectiveness

n. capacity to produce strong physiological or chemical effects; "the toxin's potency"; "the strength of the drinks"

force, strength, forcefulness

n. physical energy or intensity; "he hit with all the force he could muster"; "it was destroyed by the strength of the gale"; "a government has not the vitality and forcefulness of a living man"

strength, lastingness, durability, enduringness

n. permanence by virtue of the power to resist stress or force; "they advertised the durability of their products"

forte, strength, strong point

n. a skill at which you excel

strength, invulnerability, impregnability

n. having the strength to withstand attack

specialty, metier, forte, strength, strong point, long suit

n. an asset of special worth or utility; "cooking is his forte"

violence, wildness, strength, vehemence, ferocity, fierceness, furiousness, fury

n. the property of being wild or turbulent; "the storm's violence"

Verbs (26)

lose

v. suffer the loss of a person through death or removal; "She lost her husband in the war"; "The couple that wanted to adopt the child lost her when the biological parents claimed her"

lose

v. allow to go out of sight; "The detective lost the man he was shadowing after he had to stop at a red light"

lose, sweat off

v. lose weight by sweating; "I sweated off 3 pounds in the sauna"

lose, fail to win

v. fail to win; "We lost the battle but we won the war"

lose, fail to get

v. fail to get or obtain; "I lost the opportunity to spend a year abroad"

lose, misplace, mislay

v. place (something) where one cannot find it again; "I misplaced my eyeglasses"

lose, lose sight of, miss from one's possessions

v. miss from one's possessions; lose sight of; "I've lost my glasses again!"

lose, fail to keep, fail to maintain

v. fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense; "She lost her purse when she left it unattended on her seat"

lose, make a loss, lose money, fail to profit

v. fail to make money in a business; make a loss or fail to profit; "I lost thousands of dollars on that bad investment!"; "The company turned a loss after the first year"

drop off, lose, fall back, recede, fall behind

v. retreat

Adverbs (0)

Adjectives (0)

Fuzzynyms (205)

health

n. a healthy state of wellbeing free from disease; "physicians should be held responsible for the health of their patients"

backbone, grit, guts, sand

n. fortitude and determination; "he didn't have the guts to try it"

resilience, resiliency

n. the physical property of a material that can return to its original shape or position after deformation that does not exceed its elastic limit

toughness, stamina, staying power

n. enduring strength and energy

might, mightiness, power

n. physical strength

efficacy, efficaciousness

n. capacity or power to produce a desired effect; "concern about the safety and efficacy of the vaccine"

force

n. a powerful effect or influence; "the force of his eloquence easily persuaded them"

fluency, eloquence

n. powerful and effective language; "his eloquence attracted a large congregation"; "fluency in spoken and written English is essential"; "his oily smoothness concealed his guilt from the police"

merit, virtue

n. any admirable quality or attribute; "work of great merit"

value

n. the quality (positive or negative) that renders something desirable or valuable; "the Shakespearean Shylock is of dubious value in the modern world"

asset, plus

n. a useful or valuable quality

quality

n. an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone; "the quality of mercy is not strained"--Shakespeare

specialty, metier, forte, strength, strong point, long suit

n. an asset of special worth or utility; "cooking is his forte"

efficacy, efficaciousness

n. capacity or power to produce a desired effect; "concern about the safety and efficacy of the vaccine"

force

n. a powerful effect or influence; "the force of his eloquence easily persuaded them"

vice, frailty

n. moral weakness

shortcoming

n. a failing or deficiency; "that interpretation is an unfortunate defect of our lack of information"

fault, defect, flaw

n. an imperfection in a device or machine; "if there are any defects you should send it back to the manufacturer"

failing, weakness

n. a flaw or weak point; "he was quick to point out his wife's failings"

insolvency

n. the lack of financial resources

crash, collapse

n. a sudden large decline of business or the prices of stocks (especially one that causes additional failures)

neglect, negligence, carelessness, nonperformance

n. failure to act with the prudence that a reasonable person would exercise under the same circumstances

dereliction, delinquency

n. willful negligence

failure

n. an act that fails; "his failure to pass the test"

mess, messiness, muss, mussiness

n. a state of confusion and disorderliness; "the house was a mess"; "she smoothed the mussiness of the bed"

clutter, jumble, smother, muddle, welter, mare's nest

n. a confused multitude of things

depression, dent, indentation

n. the act of cutting into an edge with toothlike notches or angular incisions

turkey, bomb, dud

n. an event that fails badly or is totally ineffectual; "the first experiment was a real turkey"; "the meeting was a dud as far as new business was concerned"

inadequacy, insufficiency, deficiency

n. lack of an adequate quantity or number; "the inadequacy of unemployment benefits"

decline, decay

n. a gradual decrease; as of stored charge or current

deterioration, worsening, decline in quality

n. process of changing to an inferior state

ebb, ebbing, wane

n. a gradual decline (in size or strength or power or number)

bankruptcy

n. inability to discharge all your debts as they come due; "the company had to declare bankruptcy"; "fraudulent loans led to the failure of many banks"

thunderclap

n. a single sharp crash of thunder

grumble, grumbling, rumble, rumbling

n. a loud low dull continuous noise; "they heard the rumbling of thunder"

roll, peal

n. a deep prolonged sound (as of thunder or large bells)

racket

n. a loud and disturbing noise

clack, clack valve

n. a simple valve with a hinge on one side; allows fluid to flow in only one direction

clatter

n. a rattling noise (often produced by rapid movement); "the shutters clattered against the house"; "the clatter of iron wheels on cobblestones"

boom, roar, thunder

n. a deep prolonged loud noise

bang, blast, eruption, blowup, clap, loud noise

n. a sudden very loud noise

crash, clash, clang, clangor, clangour, clangoring, clank, jangle, clangouring

n. a loud resonant repeating noise; "he could hear the clang of distant bells"

breakdown, crack-up

n. a mental or physical breakdown

endurance

n. the power to withstand hardship or stress; "the marathon tests a runner's endurance"

perseverance, persistence, perseveration

n. the act of persisting or persevering; continuing or repeating behavior; "his perseveration continued to the point where it was no longer appropriate"

perseverance, persistence, doggedness, persistency, tenacity, tenaciousness, pertinacity

n. persistent determination

steadfastness

n. steadfast resolution

long-sufferance, long-suffering

n. patient endurance of pain or unhappiness

self-will, stubbornness, bullheadedness, obstinacy, obstinance, pigheadedness

n. resolute adherence to your own ideas or desires

fortitude

n. strength of mind that enables one to endure adversity with courage

endurance, survival

n. a state of surviving; remaining alive

power, ability

n. possession of the qualities (especially mental qualities) required to do something or get something done; "danger heightened his powers of discrimination"

gift, endowment, talent, natural endowment

n. natural abilities or qualities

hang, bent, knack

n. a special way of doing something; "he had a bent for it"; "he had a special knack for getting into trouble"; "he couldn't get the hang of it"

art, artistry, prowess, superior skill

n. the superior ability that is attained by study and practice and observation; "he had mastered the art of a great craftsman"

aptitude

n. inherent ability

merit, virtue

n. any admirable quality or attribute; "work of great merit"

value

n. the quality (positive or negative) that renders something desirable or valuable; "the Shakespearean Shylock is of dubious value in the modern world"

quality

n. an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone; "the quality of mercy is not strained"--Shakespeare

strength, persuasiveness

n. the power to induce the taking of a course of action or the embracing of a point of view by means of argument or entreaty; "the strength of his argument settled the matter"

expertise, proficiency

n. the quality of having great facility and competence

distinction

n. a distinguishing quality; "it has the distinction of being the cheapest restaurant in town"

hallmark, trademark, earmark, stylemark

n. a distinctive characteristic or attribute

accomplishment, attainment, acquisition, skill, acquirement

n. an ability that has been acquired by training

competence, competency

n. the quality of being adequately or well qualified physically and intellectually

gift, endowment, talent, natural endowment

n. natural abilities or qualities

pitch

n. the property of sound that varies with variation in the frequency of vibration

volume, loudness, intensity

n. the magnitude of sound (usually in a specified direction); "the kids played their music at full volume"

energy, vigor, vigour

n. forceful exertion; "he plays tennis with great energy"; "he's full of zip"

forfeit, render, give up, forgo, throw overboard, waive

v. lose or lose the right to by some error, offense, or crime

grant, yield, concede, cede

v. give over; surrender or relinquish to the physical control of another

dodge

v. move to and fro or from place to place usually in an irregular course; "the pickpocket dodged through the crowd"

shake, agitate

v. move or cause to move back and forth; "The chemist shook the flask vigorously"; "My hands were shaking"

fall, decrease, diminish, lessen

v. decrease in size, extent, or range; "The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semester"; "The cabin pressure fell dramatically"; "her weight fall to under a hundred pounds"; "his voice fell to a whisper"

drain, empty of liquid, drain the liquid from

v. empty of liquid; drain the liquid from; "We drained the oil tank"

drain, flow away, flow off

v. flow off or away gradually; "The water flowed off from the pipe"

drain, enfeeble, debilitate, make feeble

v. make weak; "Life in the camp drained him"

Synonyms (2)

sweat, perspire

v. excrete perspiration through the pores in the skin; "Exercise makes one sweat"

Antonyms (93)

weakness

n. the property of lacking physical or mental strength; liability to failure under pressure or stress or strain; "his weakness increased as he became older"; "the weakness of the span was overlooked until it collapsed"

vulnerability

n. susceptibility to injury or attack

unpersuasiveness

n. inability to persuade

fault, demerit

n. the quality of being inadequate or falling short of perfection; "they discussed the merits and demerits of her novel"; "he knew his own faults much better than she did"

weakness, helplessness, impotence

n. powerlessness revealed by an inability to act; "in spite of their weakness the group remains highly active"

weakness, helplessness, impotence

n. powerlessness revealed by an inability to act; "in spite of their weakness the group remains highly active"

weak point

n. an attribute that is inadequate or deficient

fault, demerit

n. the quality of being inadequate or falling short of perfection; "they discussed the merits and demerits of her novel"; "he knew his own faults much better than she did"

win

v. be the winner in a contest or competition; be victorious; "He won the Gold Medal in skating"; "Our home team won"; "Win the game"

lick, beat, bat, thrash, clobber, drub

v. beat thoroughly and conclusively in a competition or fight; "We licked the other team on Sunday!"

beat, crush, defeat, trounce, vanquish, overcome, beat out

v. win a victory over; "You must overcome all difficulties"; "defeat your enemies"; "He overcame his shyness"; "She conquered here fear of mice"; "He overcame his infirmity"; "Her anger got the better of her and she blew up"

recuperate, recover, convalesce, get better

v. get over an illness or shock; "The patient is recuperating"

gain, win

v. win something through one's efforts; "I acquired a passing knowledge of Chinese"; "Gain an understanding of international finance"

get, acquire, get hold of

v. come into the possession of something concrete or abstract; "She got a lot of paintings from her uncle"; "They acquired a new pet"; "Get your results the next day"; "Get permission to take a few days off from work"

approach, set about, deal with, go about

v. begin to deal with; "approach a task"; "go about a difficult problem"; "approach a new project"

find, regain

v. come upon after searching; find the location of something that was missed or lost; "Did you find your glasses?"; "I cannot find my gloves!"

get, acquire, get hold of

strike, come across, discover, come upon, light upon, happen upon, chance upon, chance on

v. find unexpectedly; "the archeologists chanced upon an old tomb"; "she struck a goldmine"; "The hikers finally struck the main path to the lake"

locate, situate

v. determine or indicate the place, site, or limits of, as if by an instrument or by a survey; "Our sense of sight enables us to locate objects in space"; "Locate the boundaries of the property"

locate, turn up, unearth

v. discover the location of; determine the place of; find by searching or examining; "Can you locate your cousins in the Midwest?"; "My search turned up nothing"

keep, hold on to

v. retain possession of; "Can I keep my old stuffed animals?"; "She kept her maiden name after she married"

hold, have, have got

v. have or possess, either in a concrete or an abstract sense; "She has $1,000 in the bank"; "He has got two beautiful daughters"; "She holds a Master's degree from Harvard"

hold, reserve, retain

v. secure and keep for possible future use or application; "The landlord retained the security deposit"; "I reserve the right to disagree"

hold, retain, hold back, keep back

v. secure and keep for possible future use or application; "The landlord retained the security deposit"; "I reserve the right to disagree"

profit, make a profit

v. make a profit; gain money or materially; "The company has not profited from the merger"

break even

v. make neither profit nor loss

make, gain, clear, take in, realize, pull in, bring in, earn

v. earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages; "How much do you make a month in your new job?"; "She earns a lot in her new job"; "this merger brought in lots of money"; "He clears $5,000 each month"

advance, gain, win, get ahead, make headway, gain ground

v. obtain advantages, such as points, etc.; "The home team was gaining ground"; "After defeating the Knicks, the Blazers pulled ahead of the Lakers in the battle for the number-one playoff berth in the Western Conference"

go, get, become, come, come out

v. enter or assume a certain state or condition; "He became annoyed when he heard the bad news"; "It must be getting more serious"; "her face went red with anger"; "She went into ecstasy"; "Get going!"

lose strength

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