Power definition

Power as a noun

1. possession of controlling influence

   "the deterrent power of nuclear weapons"

   Same sense: powerfulness

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

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

   "danger heightened his powers of discrimination"

   Same sense: ability

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

   "during his first year in power"

   Same sense: office

5. one possessing or exercising power or influence or authority

   "the mysterious presence of an evil power"

   Same sense: force

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

   Same sense: index, exponent

7. physical strength

   Same sense: might, mightiness

8. a state powerful enough to influence events throughout the world

   Same sense: world power, great power, major power, superpower

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

   "The power went out around midnight"

   Same sense: electricity, electrical energy

10. a very wealthy or powerful businessperson

    Same sense: king, business leader, top executive, baron, tycoon, mogul, magnate

Power as a verb

11. supply the force or power for the functioning of

    "The gasoline powers the engines"

Synonyms and antonyms

• powerfulness
• ability
• office definition
• force definition
• index
• exponent
• might
• mightiness
• world power
• great power
• major power
• superpower
• electricity
• electrical energy
• king definition
• business leader
• top executive
• baron
• tycoon
• mogul
• magnate

Opposite: powerlessness.

All synonyms of power, sense by sense

How to say power

Power has 2 syllables and rhymes with our. Syllable counts and rhymes come from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary.

Words that rhyme with power

• our
• hour
• tower
• shower
• flower
• flour
• sour
• empower
• horsepower
• manpower
• sunflower
• firepower

All 31 words that rhyme with power

POWER in word games

Scrabble

10

Words With Friends

11

Anagrams

0

Is POWER a valid Scrabble word? Yes, it is in the ENABLE list most word games use. Check POWER in the word checker, or unscramble POWER to see the shorter words in its letters.