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pow

[pou] / paʊ /
NOUN
authority
Synonyms
STRONGEST
force government jurisdiction rule
STRONG
ascendancy authorization beef charge clout command credit domination dominion edge esteem goods guts influence juice jump license mastery might permission permit pizazz powerhouse prerogative prestige punch right ropes say say-so steam strength stuff supremacy sway warrant weight word
WEAK
leg up might and main strong arm upper hand what it takes whip hand
Antonyms
STRONG
breach break disadvantage inferiority lack lethargy powerlessness prohibition subordination weakness
NOUN
force
Synonyms
STRONGEST
effort strength violence
STRONG
arm brunt clout coercion compulsion conscription draft duress dynamism enforcement exaction extortion fury horsepower impact impetus impulse might momentum muscle pains potency potential 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
political prisoner
Synonyms
WEAK
enemy prisoner of war prisoner of conscience
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 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
brute force 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 power powerhouse puissance robustness security sinew sock soundness stability stableness stalwartness steadiness steamroller stoutness sturdiness substance tenacity toughness verdure vigor vim vitality zip
WEAK
brute force strong arm thew
Antonyms
STRONG
apathy cowardice enervation fear idleness impotence inability inactivity incompetence infirmity insecurity instability laziness lethargy powerlessness timidity uncertainty weakness
NOUN
prisoner of war
Synonyms
STRONGEST
captive hostage prisoner
WEAK
enemy prisoner of war
NOUN
say-so
Synonyms
STRONG
ascendancy authorization beef charge clout command control credit domination dominion edge esteem force goods government guts influence juice jump jurisdiction license mastery might permission permit pizazz power powerhouse prerogative prestige punch right ropes rule say sovereignty steam strength stuff supremacy sway warrant weight word zap
WEAK
leg up might and main strong arm upper hand what it takes whip hand
Antonyms
STRONG
breach break disadvantage impotence inability incapacity incompetence inefficiency inferiority lack lethargy powerlessness prohibition submission subordination subservience surrender weakness yielding
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 powerhouse robustness security sinew sock soundness stableness stalwartness steadiness steamroller stoutness sturdiness substance verdure vim zip
WEAK
brute force 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 brute force clout courage durability energy firmness force fortitude hardiness health healthiness lustiness might muscle nerve physique pith potence potency 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

Example Sentences

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Bella Aguirre sat on a stool at Sticky Rice’s counter, finishing her meal of pad kra pow.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 13, 2025

It will be followed by a public luncheon at the fairgrounds in Window Rock, a gospel celebration, a song and dance, a comedy show, a pow wow and an inaugural ball.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 9, 2023

"Toy soldiers, all that jazz. Even now I'm like, 'pow, pow, pow,' on the tour bus."

From BBC • Sep. 4, 2022

And the first thing that happened, I threw a jab, pow, and my hands were still there.

From Washington Post • Apr. 21, 2021

So I went to his gym, and every day I bounced around, pow pow pow, light as air on my feet, and then, boom! a hook you never saw coming.

From "The Book of Unknown Americans" by Cristina Henríquez

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.