Synonyms of powers

powers 1 of 2

noun

plural of power

1

as in dominions

the right or means to command or control others

the emir has nearly complete power over the emirate

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dominions
• controls
• reigns
• sways
• authorities
• reins
• arms
• jurisdictions
• sovereignties
• commands
• grips
• privileges
• clutches
• influences
• death grips
• prerogatives
• rights
• voices
• holds
• dominances
• masteries
• managements
• weights
• pulls
• directions
• leverages
• clouts
• supremacies
• importances
• eminences
• moments
• predominances
• imperiums

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• weaknesses
• impotences
• impotencies

2

as in faculties

a natural ability of the mind or body

dogs have a very highly developed power of smell

Synonyms & Similar Words

• faculties
• capabilities
• capacities
• functions
• instincts
• talents
• aptitudes
• gifts
• endowments
• knacks
• flairs
• geniuses

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• incapacities
• inabilities
• incapabilities
• inaptitudes

3

as in energies

something with a usable capacity for doing work

nuclear power

Synonyms & Similar Words

• energies
• fuels
• forces
• propellants
• kindlings

powers

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of power

as in fuels

Related Words

• fuels
• charges
• pushes
• energizes
• generates
• fires
• switches
• trips
• triggers
• activates
• moves
• turns over
• sets off
• discharges
• sparks
• electrifies
• kicks over
• recharges
• launches
• turns on
• releases
• starts
• drives
• actuates
• reactivates
• touches off
• stimulates
• vitalizes
• arouses
• cranks (up)
• excites
• runs
• speeds (up)
• ignites
• provokes
• incites
• steps up
• jump-starts
• accelerates
• quickens
• stirs up
• kick-starts
• instigates
• catalyzes

Dissimilar Words

• cuts
• kills
• brakes
• arrests
• stops
• turns off
• shuts off
• cuts out
• checks
• sticks
• cuts off
• stalls
• jams
• halts
• deactivates
• slows
• suppresses
• draws up
• represses
• stunts
• decelerates

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of powers

Noun

This time, however, a new Lebanese government, formed in February 2025 after years of political paralysis and supported by the United States and France, capitalized on Hezbollah’s weakness and committed to regaining sovereign powers in the country. —Asher Kaufman, The Conversation, 20 Mar. 2026

Surprisingly, the reveal of Claire’s blue-light powers is just a tiny bit of the drama that goes down in this episode. —Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 20 Mar. 2026

Combining the tropes of the superhero genre with the police procedural genre, Powers follows two Chicago homicide detectives, Christian Walker and Deena Pilgrim, who work in cases involving super powers. —Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 20 Mar. 2026

The regulator has far-reaching powers and could do anything from fining the company to removing executives to forcing a sale of the entire operation. —Scott Pham, CBS News, 20 Mar. 2026

Energy powers water in the Gulf because there's almost no fresh water, right? —Zulekha Nathoo, USA Today, 20 Mar. 2026

Critics say authorities in both cities have been strengthening their powers over political expression in recent years. —ABC News, 19 Mar. 2026

Anthropic was happy to permit a role for Claude to surveil individuals under the jurisdiction of a FISA court, a secretive tribunal that oversees requests for surveillance warrants involving foreign powers or their agents on domestic soil. —Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 14 Mar. 2026

The Moon activates your 3rd House of Conversation, sharpening everyone’s listening powers — yours most of all. —Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 14 Mar. 2026

Verb

Researchers are adapting the magnetron—the same component that powers microwave ovens—to provide the 10 megawatts of power required for ADS. —Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 19 Feb. 2026

How Wisconsin's solar battery park powers 130,000 homes The Paris Solar farm began producing power in December 2024 and generates 200 megawatts of renewable electricity during the day. —Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 23 Sep. 2025