Synonyms for power
Another word for power is powerfulness, ability or office. Below are 21 synonyms and 30 related words across 11 senses, with antonyms.
Also searched as: powering, powers.
1. noun: possession of controlling influence
- powerfulness
Antonyms
- powerlessness
2. noun: (physics) the rate of doing work; measured in watts (= joules/second)
3. noun: possession of the qualities (especially mental qualities) required to do something or get something done
- ability
4. noun: (of a government or government official) holding an office means being in power
5. noun: one possessing or exercising power or influence or authority
6. noun: a mathematical notation indicating the number of times a quantity is multiplied by itself
- index synonyms
- exponent
7. noun: physical strength
- might
- mightiness
8. noun: a state powerful enough to influence events throughout the world
- world power
- great power
- major power
- superpower
9. noun: energy made available by the flow of electric charge through a conductor
- electricity
- electrical energy
10. noun: a very wealthy or powerful businessperson
- king synonyms
- business leader synonyms
- top executive synonyms
- baron synonyms
- tycoon synonyms
- mogul synonyms
- magnate synonyms
11. verb: supply the force or power for the functioning of
Related words
Broader, narrower and sibling terms from the same WordNet tree. They aren't interchangeable, but one of them is often the word you wanted.
- free will
- control synonyms
- interest synonyms
- quality synonyms
- legal power
- strength synonyms
- influence synonyms
- jurisdiction
- effectiveness synonyms
- disposal synonyms
- discretion synonyms
- sway synonyms
- veto synonyms
- potency synonyms
- repellent
- electric power
- electrical power
- mechanical power
- physical phenomenon
- wattage
- waterpower
- know-how
- hand synonyms
- science
- knowledge
- leadership
- capacity synonyms
- intelligence synonyms
- mental ability
- creative thinking
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Questions people ask
What is another word for power?
You can say powerfulness, ability, office, force or index instead of power. Which one fits depends on the sense; the first sense above means "possession of controlling influence".
What is the opposite of power?
The opposite of power is powerlessness.
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