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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 U.S. firms proved reluctant due to the company’s tarnished reputation, in addition to Congo’s poor infrastructure, limited skilled labor, resource nationalism and reputation for government corruption.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

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

From MarketWatch • Mar. 31, 2026

But the resource that's the biggest draw is the most surprising: water.

From BBC • Mar. 29, 2026

He assumed there was some online resource that offered predictions or leveraged satellite images.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

I stood in the position of one without a resource, without a friend, without a coin.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë

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