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POTENCY Synonyms

There are 15 synonyms of the word potency. (exact relations)
There are 13 hypernyms of the word potency. (close relations)

Best Alternative Words for POTENCY

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effectiveness
nounn
noun

• power to be effective; the quality of being able to bring about an effect

• capacity to produce strong physiological or chemical effects

strength
nounn
noun

• the property of being physically or mentally strong

• capability in terms of personnel and materiel that affect the capacity to fight a war

• physical energy or intensity

• an asset of special worth or utility

• 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 amount of energy transmitted (as by acoustic or electromagnetic radiation)

• capacity to produce strong physiological or chemical effects

• the condition of financial success

• permanence by virtue of the power to resist stress or force

efficacy
nounn
noun

• capacity or power to produce a desired effect

force
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a powerful effect or influence

• (physics) the influence that produces a change in a physical quantity

• physical energy or intensity

• group of people willing to obey orders

• a unit that is part of some military service

• an act of aggression (as one against a person who resists)

• one possessing or exercising power or influence or authority

• a group of people having the power of effective action

• (of a law) having legal validity

• a putout of a base runner who is required to run; the putout is accomplished by holding the ball while touching the base to which the runner must advance before the runner reaches that base

verb

• to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means

• urge or force (a person) to an action; constrain or motivate

• move with force

• impose urgently, importunately, or inexorably

• squeeze like a wedge into a tight space

• force into or from an action or state, either physically or metaphorically

• do forcibly; exert force

• take by force

intensity
nounn
noun

• the amount of energy transmitted (as by acoustic or electromagnetic radiation)

• high level or degree; the property of being intense

• the magnitude of sound (usually in a specified direction)

• chromatic purity: freedom from dilution with white and hence vivid in hue

power
verb, nounv, n
noun

• possession of controlling influence

• (physics) the rate of doing work; measured in watts (= joules/second)

• possession of the qualities (especially mental qualities) required to do something or get something done

• (of a government or government official) holding an office means being in power

• one possessing or exercising power or influence or authority

• a mathematical notation indicating the number of times a quantity is multiplied by itself

• physical strength

• a state powerful enough to influence events throughout the world

• energy made available by the flow of electric charge through a conductor

• a very wealthy or powerful businessman

verb

• supply the force or power for the functioning of

vigor
nounn
noun

• forceful exertion

• active strength of body or mind

• an imaginative lively style (especially style of writing)

authorisation
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a document giving an official instruction or command

• the power or right to give orders or make decisions

• official permission or approval

• the act of conferring legality or sanction or formal warrant

authority
nounn
noun

• the power or right to give orders or make decisions

• (usually plural) persons who exercise (administrative) control over others

• an expert whose views are taken as definitive

• freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities

• an administrative unit of government

• official permission or approval

• an authoritative written work

authorization
nounn
noun

• a document giving an official instruction or command

• the power or right to give orders or make decisions

• official permission or approval

• the act of conferring legality or sanction or formal warrant

dominance
nounn
noun

• superior development of one side of the body

• the state that exists when one person or group has power over another

• the organic phenomenon in which one of a pair of alleles present in a genotype is expressed in the phenotype and the other allele of the pair is not

• the power or right to give orders or make decisions

potence
nounn
noun

• the state of being potent; a male's capacity to have sexual intercourse

potential
noun, adjectiven, adj
adjective

• existing in possibility

noun

• the inherent capacity for coming into being

• the difference in electrical charge between two points in a circuit expressed in volts

adjective satellite

• expected to become or be; in prospect

potentiality
nounn
noun

• the inherent capacity for coming into being

• an aptitude that may be developed

say-so
verb, adverb, nounv, adv, n
noun

• one chap's arbitrary assertion

• an authoritative declaration

• the power or right to give orders or make decisions

Best Hypernyms For POTENCY

Here is a list of related hypernyms for potency, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (10)
power authority control force influence intensity possibility possibleness powerfulness strength
Phrases (3)
physical conditionphysiological conditionphysiological state

Alternatives for EFFECTIVENESS

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