What is another word for impotence?
Synonyms for impotence
ˈɪm pə tənsim·po·tence
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English Synonyms and Antonyms
impotence
Synonyms:
awkwardness, dulness, feebleness, helplessness, imbecility, inability, inaptitude, incapacity, incompetence, inefficiency, maladroitness, stupidity, unskilfulness, weaknessAntonyms:
ability, aptitude, capability, capacity, cleverness, cogency, competency, dexterity, efficacy, efficiency, energy, expertness, faculty, force, might, power, qualification, readiness, skill, strength, susceptibility, talent
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
impotence
Synonyms:
incapacity, weakness, disqualification, disabilityAntonyms:
capacity, vigor, ability, qualification
Princeton's WordNet
powerlessness, impotence, impotencynoun
the quality of lacking strength or power; being weak and feeble
Synonyms:
powerlessness, impotencyimpotence, impotencynoun
an inability (usually of the male animal) to copulate
Synonyms:
powerlessness, impotency
Dictionary of English Synonymes
impotencenoun
Synonyms:
inability, disability, incapacity, incapability, incompetence, inefficiency, weakness, feebleness, imbecility, infirmity, frailty
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "impotence":
powerlessness, helplessness, inability, hopelessness, weakness, incompetence
Concise Medical Dictionary, by Joseph C Segen, MD
impotence
Synonyms:
Astyphia
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#3459 | disability | |
#10957 | weakness | |
#11794 | inability | |
#19210 | impotence | |
#20444 | stupidity | |
#29658 | incompetence | |
#30227 | disqualification | |
#31904 | incapacity | |
#38445 | inefficiency | |
#48812 | hopelessness | |
#49680 | helplessness | |
#73354 | powerlessness | |
#76733 | awkwardness | |
#97214 | impotency | |
#173706 | imbecility | |
#181826 | feebleness | |
#269750 | dulness |
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Fine art, that exists for itself alone, is art in a final state of impotence. If nobody, including the artist, acknowledges art as a means of knowing the world, then art is relegated to a kind of rumpus room of the mind and the irresponsibility of the artist and the irrelevance of art to actual living becomes part and parcel of the practice of art.
The afflicted are not listened to. They are like someone whose tongue has been cut out and who occasionally forgets the fact. When they move their lips no ear perceives any sound. And they themselves soon sink into impotence in the use of language, because of the certainty of not being heard.
Creators of history always play with our impotence and our ignorance.
The Argument from Intimidation is a confession of intellectual impotence.
Airs of importance are the credentials of impotence.
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