Synonyms for potent
ˈpoʊt ntpo·tent

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1. potentadjective

   Antonyms:
   impotent

2. potentadjective

   Antonyms:
   impotent

3. potentadjective

   Antonyms:
   impotent

4. potentadjective

   Antonyms:
   impotent

5. potentadjective

   Antonyms:
   impotent

6. potentadjective

   Antonyms:
   impotent

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1. potent

   Synonyms:
   adequate, advantageous, beneficial, competent, effective, efficient, expedient, powerful, profitable, real, serviceable, solid, sound, substantial, sufficient, useful, valid, valuable, worthy

   Antonyms:
   abortive, baseless, bootless, deceitful, delusive, empty, fruitless, futile, idle, inconstant, ineffectual, nugatory, null, profitless, shadowy, trifling, trivial, unavailing, unimportant, unprofitable, unreal, unsatisfying, unserviceable, unsubstantial, useless, vain, vapid, visionary, worthless

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1. potent

   Synonyms:
   powerful, efficacious, effective, active, strong, energetic

   Antonyms:
   weak, impotent, inefficient, ineffective, inactive, fruitless, inoperative

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1. potent, powerfuladjective

   having great influence

   Synonyms:
   muscular, hefty, stiff, brawny, herculean, virile, sinewy, powerful, strong, knock-down(a)

   Antonyms:
   powerless, impotent, uninfluential, impuissant, ineffectual, ineffective, unable

2. potent, strongadjective

   having or wielding force or authority

   "providing the ground soldier with increasingly potent weapons"

   Synonyms:
   firm, inviolable, unassailable, stiff, warm, hard, virile, unattackable, solid, impregnable, powerful, strong, secure, substantial

   Antonyms:
   impuissant, ineffectual, impotent, unable, ineffective, powerless, uninfluential

3. potent, strong, stiffadjective

   having a strong physiological or chemical effect

   "a potent toxin"; "potent liquor"; "a potent cup of tea", "a stiff drink"

   Synonyms:
   stiff, slopped, pissed, steadfast, blind drunk, unfaltering, inviolable, besotted, solid, secure, buckram, warm, unassailable, pixilated, cockeyed, crocked, substantial, powerful, plastered, fuddled, tight, firm, hard, unattackable, soused, soaked, sozzled, virile, squiffy, unbendable, unshakable, blotto, unwavering, rigid, impregnable, pie-eyed, sloshed, smashed, strong, starchy, loaded, wet, steady

   Antonyms:
   uninfluential, ineffective, unable, impotent, powerless, ineffectual, impuissant

4. potent, virileadjective

   (of a male) capable of copulation

   Synonyms:
   manlike, strong, stiff, male, manly, virile, powerful, manful

   Antonyms:
   unable, impotent, ineffectual, powerless, impuissant, ineffective, uninfluential

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1. cogentadjective

   Submitted by Providence on July 16, 2023  

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1. potentadjective

   Synonyms:
   powerful, mighty, forcible, puissant, strong, efficacious, cogent, influential

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1. potentadjective

   Synonyms:
   powerful, forcible, cogent, effective, strong

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1. List of paraphrases for "potent":

   powerful, mighty, strong

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1. Stephen Nachmanovitch:

   The most potent muse of all is our own inner child.

2. Dan Effertz:

   Conditions will continue to deteriorate the rest of the afternoon and overnight, this is a very potent storm.

3. Calvin Coolidge:

   Advertising is the most potent influence in adapting and changing the habits and modes of life affecting what we eat, what we wear, and the work and play of a whole nation.

4. Adam Schiff:

   At this point, we still can't corroborate the theory that terrorism brought it down or there was some structural problem with the plane, certainly, the backdrop is suggestive of terrorism in the sense that we have the Russian plane in Sharm el-Sheikh and we have the aspiration we've seen time and time again, not only of ISIL( Islamic State) now but of AQAP( al Qaeda), still very potent and still very determined to bring down aircraft.

5. Henry Spiller:

   In adolescents, there's a risk where we start to see an increased risk of suicide attempts, just as a part of adolescence, but if this is in the home, this is a really potent drug. They may attempt to add this in or use this as whatever drug they're using for suicide attempts.