“strength”

Definitions

• noun

  the property of being physically or mentally strong

  Synonyms: ability, amount, amperage, ampleness, amplitude, aptitude, arm, armipotence, asset, authoritativeness, authority, backbone

  Antonyms: weakness

  • Example:“Fatigue sapped his strength.”

• noun

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

  Synonyms: military capability, military strength, military posture, posture

  • Example:“We faced an army of great strength.”
  • Example:“Politicians have neglected our military posture.”

• noun

  physical energy or intensity

  Synonyms: force, forcefulness

  • Example:“He hit with all the force he could muster.”
  • Example:“It was destroyed by the strength of the gale.”

• noun

  an asset of special worth or utility

  Synonyms: forte, strong suit, long suit, metier, specialty, speciality, strong point

  • Example:“Cooking is his forte.”

• noun

  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

  Synonyms: persuasiveness

  • Example:“The strength of his argument settled the matter.”

• noun

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

  Synonyms: intensity, intensity level

  • Example:“He adjusted the intensity of the sound.”
  • Example:“They measured the station's signal strength.”