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Synonyms for potency
ˈpoʊt n sipo·ten·cy
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Princeton's WordNet
authority, authorization, authorisation, potency, dominance, say-sonoun
the power or right to give orders or make decisions
"he has the authority to issue warrants"; "deputies are given authorization to make arrests"; "a place of potency in the state"
Synonyms:
potence, government agency, potentiality, federal agency, assurance, ascendance, authorization, ascendency, control, strength, effectiveness, self-confidence, laterality, potential, say-so, self-assurance, agency, dictum, ascendancy, sanction, dominance, sureness, confidence, bureau, office, authority, empowerment, ascendence, authorisation, mandate, pronouncementpotency, effectiveness, strengthnoun
capacity to produce strong physiological or chemical effects
"the toxin's potency"; "the strength of the drinks"
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long suit, potentiality, military strength, dominance, force, authorization, enduringness, intensity level, effectuality, military capability, potence, specialty, effectiveness, potential, say-so, effectivity, persuasiveness, strength, speciality, military posture, forcefulness, effectualness, metier, intensity, strong point, posture, strong suit, authority, forte, authorisation, durability, lastingnesspotential, potentiality, potencynoun
the inherent capacity for coming into being
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potence, potentiality, voltage, authorization, strength, effectiveness, potential difference, capableness, potential drop, say-so, potential, capability, dominance, authority, authorisation, electric potentialpotency, potencenoun
the state of being potent; a male's capacity to have sexual intercourse
Synonyms:
dominance, effectiveness, potentiality, potential, strength, authority, authorisation, authorization, potence, say-so
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Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#241 | office | |
#307 | power | |
#333 | control | |
#1011 | agency | |
#1015 | activity | |
#1022 | force | |
#1224 | potential | |
#1431 | authority | |
#2814 | strength | |
#2973 | bureau | |
#3319 | specialty | |
#3355 | confidence | |
#4149 | voltage | |
#4603 | effectiveness | |
#4942 | capability | |
#5434 | assurance | |
#6088 | authorization | |
#6471 | intensity | |
#9882 | mandate | |
#11430 | durability | |
#14290 | empowerment | |
#15799 | dominance | |
#17300 | posture | |
#18215 | speciality | |
#18726 | forte | |
#19712 | sanction | |
#19888 | authorisation | |
#22990 | potency | |
#38442 | wattage | |
#42502 | carcinogen | |
#48012 | carcinogenicity | |
#58263 | dictum | |
#62732 | ascendancy | |
#64197 | pronouncement | |
#86131 | potentiality | |
#114463 | effectivity | |
#116981 | laterality | |
#144997 | persuasiveness | |
#162551 | ascendance | |
#182211 | metier | |
#193264 | ascendency | |
#234524 | sureness | |
#242472 | forcefulness |
How to use potency in a sentence?
This bar dates back to 1947, it used to be a brothel and gay hotspot, then the owner decided to adopt the phallus motif, which was an ancient Greek symbol of sexual potency and fertility, to reaffirm the virility of Sicilian men. It also brings good luck.
I just don't think we are where we need to be with respect to prescription drug date expiration dating within the United States, this is just additional science that supports the fact that different types of medication maintain their potency for years to decades further out from their expiration dates.
There is no e-sound. It has to be invented. The sound transports the emotions of a vehicle. It gives you feedback about the potency and capability of the car, at low speeds and revs it needs to enable comfortable driving. At higher speeds in sports mode, a more intense acoustic feedback is needed to make customers experience the potential of the vehicle.
We wouldn’t know for sure what medicine [Cosby] saved from the 1970s, but quite a potency would still be there, i think most experts agree that most medications retain quite a bit of potency over time. Now 20 years, I don’t know.
This drug is enormously powerful, it is poisonous, and it is showing up more and more often, not just here but in communities across the state and in communities across the country in higher concentrations, with higher potency, and that means with higher toxicity and danger. And as a community, our first focus now is on supporting the school community.
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