Synonyms of potency

potency

noun

ˈpō-tᵊn(t)-sē 

as in power

the ability to exert effort for the accomplishment of a task

vitamins of high potency that should be taken only in the proper dosage

Synonyms & Similar Words

• power
• strength
• energy
• muscle
• capacity
• vigor
• capability
• potence
• horsepower
• firepower
• force
• competence
• might
• competency
• puissance
• effectiveness
• sinew
• aptitude
• usefulness
• adequacy
• effectualness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• impotence
• weakness
• impotency
• powerlessness
• inability
• disability
• incompetence
• incapacity
• incompetency
• inaptitude
• incapability
• ineffectiveness
• inefficacy
• uselessness
• ineffectuality
• helplessness
• paralysis
• ineffectualness
• incapableness
• inefficaciousness

Examples of potency in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Here are a few other, slightly more scientific ways to verify whether your spices have lost their potency. —Alexandra Emanuelli, Southern Living, 7 July 2024

Minnesota Governor Tim Walz used the potency of a single word to help propel himself onto last night’s Democratic-convention stage as Kamala Harris’s pick for vice-presidential nominee. —Gal Beckerman, The Atlantic, 22 Aug. 2024

Pad see ew huffed with smokiness, the wok hei seared so deeply into the wide noodles that its potency could withstand even the indignities of carryout containers. —Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2024

Where Scott understood the potency of atmosphere and character, Álvarez traffics only in tension and release — and even then just on a shot-by-shot basis. —David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 14 Aug. 2024