resource

[ree-sawrs, -sohrs, -zawrs, -zohrs, ri-sawrs, -sohrs, -zawrs, -zohrs] / ˈri sɔrs, -soʊrs, -zɔrs, -zoʊrs, rɪˈsɔrs, -ˈsoʊrs, -ˈzɔrs, -ˈzoʊrs /

NOUN

supply drawn upon, either material or nonmaterial

Synonyms

STRONGEST

ability capability capital means property reserve source support system talent wealth

STRONG

appliance artifice assets cleverness contraption contrivance course creation device expedient fortune hoard ingenuity initiative inventiveness makeshift measure method mode quick-wittedness recourse refuge relief resourcefulness riches shift step stock stockpile store stratagem substance substitute surrogate way worth

WEAK

nest egg

Antonyms

STRONGEST

impotence inability incompetence lack weakness

STRONG

debt ignorance permanent poverty

WEAK

product

Example Sentences

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But in January, a crucial internal AI resource battle bubbled to the surface during the company’s second-quarter’s earnings call.

From Barron's • Apr. 4, 2026

“We cannot permit a resource so vital to be dominated by one so ruthless. And we won’t.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

Meanwhile, the Ethereum Foundation in March launched a dedicated resource hub for its security-upgrade efforts.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 31, 2026

Wireless spectrum—the frequencies that wireless calls and data travel over—is a finite resource that every mobile company needs.

From Barron's • Mar. 29, 2026

Already without family, she was further isolated from her people, for, except for the relative bliss on the island, every other resource was denied her: partnership in marriage, confessional friendship, and communal religion.

From "Song of Solomon" by Toni Morrison

resource

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