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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"
Synonyms:
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?
This bar dates back to 1947, it used to be a brothel and gay hotspot, then the owner decided to adopt the phallus motif, which was an ancient Greek symbol of sexual potency and fertility, to reaffirm the virility of Sicilian men. It also brings good luck.
They require greater amounts of naloxone than they did in the past, and that’s because of the presence of fentanyl, i’ve had overdose [ patients ] that come in that just do n’t respond to naloxone at all because of either the amount or the potency of the opioid that they have on board.
Giving drugs to contract the uterus after childbirth is considered the cornerstone of efforts to prevent post - partum haemorrhage, oxytocin is the drug currently recommended but it is heat sensitive and loses potency in hot climates -- the sorts of places where many mothers die.
This drug is enormously powerful, it is poisonous, and it is showing up more and more often, not just here but in communities across the state and in communities across the country in higher concentrations, with higher potency, and that means with higher toxicity and danger. And as a community, our first focus now is on supporting the school community.
Cannabis carries severe health risks and users have a higher chance of developing psychosis, the risks are increased when the drug is high in potency, used by children and young people and when taken frequently.
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