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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"
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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?
We know very little about the acute and long-term effects of high-potency THC on neurobiology and behavior, this is especially concerning for teens, who are in a critical time for development of brain structures that are integral in executive functioning.
We know that it's a big deal from all of the studies that have been done about the high-potency marijuana that is today's product... we are seeing a spike in marijuana illnesses and addictions.
Overall we are bringing down the ability of HIV to cause AIDS so quickly, but it would be overstating it to say HIV has lost its potency -- it's still a virus you wouldn't want to have.
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.
Setbacks in the vaccine rollout, questions about the potency of the vaccine against new variants of the disease, and a resurgence of the virus, together constitute a key downside risk.
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