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Nouns (18)

n. the condition of financial success; "the strength of the company's stock in recent weeks"

n. [includes concepts related to the property of physical power, as opposed to weakness]

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"

lastingness, durability, enduringness

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

intensity, intensity level

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"

force, 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"

potency, effectiveness

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

forte, strong point

n. a skill at which you excel

military capability, military strength, military posture, posture

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"

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Fuzzynyms (116)

health

n. the general condition of body and mind; "his delicate health"; "in poor health"

backbone

n. the part of a network that connects other networks together; "the backbone is the part of a communication network that carries the heaviest traffic"

resilience, resiliency

n. an occurrence of rebounding or springing back

stamina, staying power, toughness

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"

eloquence, fluency, smoothness

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. high social status; "a man of quality"

long suit

n. in a hand, the suit having the most cards

endurance

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

perseveration

n. the tendency for a memory or idea to persist or recur without any apparent stimulus for it

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

n. persistent determination

steadfastness

n. steadfast resolution

long-sufferance, long-suffering

n. patient endurance of pain or unhappiness

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

n. resolute adherence to your own ideas or desires

fortitude

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

survival

n. something that survives

frailty, vice

n. moral weakness

defect, shortcoming

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

flaw

n. an imperfection in a plan or theory or legal document that causes it to fail or that reduces its effectiveness

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)

negligence, carelessness, neglect, nonperformance

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

dereliction

n. willful negligence

failure

n. an unexpected omission; "he resented my failure to return his call"; "the mechanic's failure to check the brakes"

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, muddle, fuddle, mare's nest, welter, smother

n. a confused multitude of things

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"

insufficiency, inadequacy, deficiency

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

decay, decline

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

worsening

n. changing something with the result that it becomes worse

ebb, ebbing, wane

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

bankruptcy, failure

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

rumble

n. a servant's seat (or luggage compartment) in the rear of a carriage

peal, pealing, roll, rolling

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

racket

n. a loud and disturbing noise

clack valve, clack, clapper 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"

thunder

n. a booming or crashing noise caused by air expanding along the path of a bolt of lightning

clack, clap

n. a sharp abrupt noise as if two objects hit together; may be repeated

jingle, jangle

n. a metallic sound; "the jingle of coins"; "the jangle of spurs"

breakdown, crack-up

n. a mental or physical breakdown

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"

ability, power

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

endowment, gift, talent, natural endowment

n. natural abilities or qualities

bent, knack, hang

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"

superior skill

n. more than ordinary ability

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Antonyms (11)

weakness

n. a penchant for something even though it might not be good for you; "he has a weakness for chocolate"

vulnerability

n. susceptibility to injury or attack

Weakness

n. [includes concepts related to the lack of physical power, as opposed to strength]

unpersuasiveness

n. inability to persuade

fault

n. responsibility for a bad situation or event; "it was John's fault"

helplessness, weakness, impuissance

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

helplessness, weakness, impuissance

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

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