Definitions

brute force

NOUN

police state

Synonyms

WEAK

despotism rule of terror totalitarian government totalitarian regime totalitarianism

NOUN

potence

Synonyms

STRONG

backbone body brawn brawniness clout courage durability energy firmness force fortitude hardiness health healthiness lustiness might muscle nerve physique pith potency pow power powerfulness powerhouse puissance robustness security sinew sock soundness stability stableness stalwartness steadiness steamroller stoutness sturdiness substance tenacity toughness verdure vigor vim vitality zip

WEAK

strong arm thew

Antonyms

STRONG

apathy cowardice enervation fear idleness impotence inability inactivity incompetence infirmity insecurity instability laziness lethargy powerlessness timidity uncertainty weakness

NOUN

powerfulness

Synonyms

STRONG

backbone body brawn brawniness clout courage durability energy firmness force fortitude hardiness health healthiness lustiness might muscle nerve physique pith potence potency pow power powerhouse puissance robustness security sinew sock soundness stability stableness stalwartness steadiness steamroller stoutness sturdiness substance tenacity toughness verdure vigor vim vitality zip

WEAK

strong arm thew

Antonyms

STRONG

apathy cowardice enervation fear idleness impotence inability inactivity incompetence infirmity insecurity instability laziness lethargy powerlessness timidity uncertainty weakness

NOUN

strength

Synonyms

STRONGEST

clout courage durability energy firmness fortitude health power stability tenacity toughness vigor vitality

STRONG

backbone body brawn brawniness force hardiness healthiness lustiness might muscle nerve physique pith potency pow powerhouse robustness security sinew sock soundness stableness stalwartness steadiness steamroller stoutness sturdiness substance verdure vim zip

WEAK

strong arm

Antonyms

STRONGEST

cowardice idleness inactivity infirmity instability lethargy weakness

STRONG

powerlessness

WEAK

disadvantage enervation lack

NOUN

thew

Synonyms

WEAK

backbone body brawn brawniness clout courage durability energy firmness force fortitude hardiness health healthiness lustiness might muscle nerve physique pith potence potency pow power powerfulness powerhouse puissance robustness security sinew sock soundness stability stableness stalwartness steadiness steamroller stoutness strong arm sturdiness substance tenacity toughness verdure vigor vim vitality zip

NOUN

violence

Synonyms

STRONGEST

assault attack bloodshed brutality clash confusion cruelty disorder disturbance fighting rampage struggle terrorism

STRONG

abandon acuteness bestiality blowup coercion compulsion constraint destructiveness duress ferocity fervor fierceness flap frenzy fury fuss harshness murderousness onslaught passion power roughness ruckus rumble savagery severity sharpness storm storminess tumult turbulence uproar vehemence wildness

WEAK

foul play raging

Antonyms

STRONGEST

calm health kindness method niceness order organization peace surrender system

STRONG

calmness peacefulness

WEAK

passivity

Example Sentences

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This strategy depends on intelligence rather than brute force.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 4, 2026

And by the sheer brute force of its size, bond markets force both the subjects of its wrath, and the investors that rely on them, into submission.

From Barron's • Dec. 24, 2025

Unlike LIV Golf, which it has been frequently compared to, R360 does not have the brute force of Saudi Arabian state money behind it.

From BBC • Sep. 10, 2025

But then, Sorrentino conceived Pius as a conservative hardliner who would have favored brute force anyway.

From Salon • May 10, 2025

Next thing I remember was me spinning like a top— then shooting upward, launched by some invisible brute force.

From "Flush" by Carl Hiaasen

brute force

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