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Definitions

horsepower

[hawrs-pou-er] / ˈhɔrsˌpaʊ ər /

NOUN

energy

Synonyms

STRONGEST

dynamism electricity heat potential service strength

STRONG

application burn conductivity current force friction gravity juice kilowatts magnetism pressure radioactivity rays reaction response steam voltage wattage

Antonyms

STRONGEST

lack

STRONG

peace question

WEAK

idleness inactivity laziness lethargy tiredness

NOUN

force

Synonyms

STRONGEST

effort strength violence

STRONG

arm brunt clout coercion compulsion conscription draft duress dynamism enforcement exaction extortion fury impact impetus impulse might momentum muscle pains potency potential pow pressure punch push sinew sock speed steam stimulus strain stress stuff subjection tension trouble velocity vigor

WEAK

constrait full head of steam strong arm what it takes

Antonyms

STRONGEST

passivity

STRONG

discouragement ease happiness hindrance idleness lethargy peace powerlessness relaxation weakness

WEAK

incompetence

NOUN

power

Synonyms

STRONGEST

energy force intensity potential strength weight

STRONG

arm brawn dynamism forcefulness might muscle omnipotence potency puissance sinew vigor vim virtue voltage

WEAK

applied force mechanical energy

Antonyms

STRONGEST

inactivity weakness

WEAK

debility impairment impotence inability incapacity incompetence inefficiency infirmity

NOUN

propulsion

Synonyms

STRONG

drive effort energy impulse momentum muscle power pressure punch push speed steam strength stress tension thrust velocity

WEAK

full head of steam

Antonyms

STRONG

ease idleness impotence inactivity laziness lethargy peace pull relaxation weakness

Example Sentences

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He said the finished car would have about 1,600 horsepower in total.

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

Demand may also need time to catch up with that extra datacenter horsepower, while macro cycles are still an important consideration.

From MarketWatch • May 28, 2026

The Luce can generate more than 1,000 horsepower and accelerate from zero to 60 miles per hour in about 2.5 seconds.

From Barron's • May 26, 2026

For 12 seasons, Wolff could count on Lewis Hamilton to wring every last drop of horsepower out of any car he gave him.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026

Afterward Laura and Mary asked questions, and Pa told them that the big machine was called the separator, and the rod was called the tumbling rod, and the little machine was called the horsepower.

From "Little House in the Big Woods" by Laura Ingalls Wilder

horsepower

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