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energy

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of energy

1 a spiritual force that is held to emanate from or give animation to living beings
  • Many Eastern cultures believe in the significance of life energy in the healing process.
Synonyms of energy

aura, vibe(s), vibration(s)
Words Related to energy

inner light, light, nature, soul, spirit

élan vital, life, lifeblood
2 active strength of body or mind
  • For a woman of advanced years, she has remarkable energy.
Synonyms of energy

beans, bounce, brio, dash, drive, dynamism, esprit, gas, get-up-and-go, ginger, go, gusto, hardihood, life, moxie, oomph, pep, punch, sap, snap, starch, verve, vigor, vim, vinegar, vitality, zing, zip
Words Related to energy

animal spirits, animation, briskness, jauntiness, liveliness, snappiness, spirit, spiritedness, sprightliness, spunk, spunkiness, vibrance, vibrancy, vivaciousness, vivacity

ardor, élan, fervor, fire, passion, zeal

main, metal, mettle, might, muscle, potency, power, puissance, stamina, strength

brawniness, fitness, hardiness, huskiness, sturdiness, virility

health, healthiness, soundness, verdure, wellness
Near Antonyms of energy

indolence, laziness

debilitation, debility, delicacy, disablement, enfeeblement, faintness, feebleness, frailness, frailty, impotence, impotency, infirmity, powerlessness, puniness, slightness, softness, tenderness, weakness

enervation, exhaustion, inanition, prostration
Antonyms of energy

lethargy, listlessness, sluggishness, torpidity
3 something with a usable capacity for doing work
  • Some of the power needs of the house are provided by solar energy.
Synonyms of energy

fuel, power
Words Related to energy

kindling, propellant (also propellent)

force
4 the ability to exert effort for the accomplishment of a task
  • I'm so tired that I don't think I have the energy to take another step.
Synonyms of energy

force, might, muscle, potency, power, puissance, sinew, strength, vigor
Words Related to energy

aptitude, capability, capacity, competence, competency

adequacy, effectiveness, effectualness, usefulness
Near Antonyms of energy

disability, inability, inaptitude, incapability, incapableness, incapacity, incompetence, incompetency

ineffectiveness, ineffectuality, ineffectualness, inefficaciousness, inefficacy, uselessness

helplessness, paralysis
Antonyms of energy

impotence, impotency, powerlessness, weakness

Synonym Discussion of energy

power, force, energy, strength, might mean the ability to exert effort. power may imply latent or exerted physical, mental, or spiritual ability to act or be acted upon.
    • the awesome power of flowing water
force implies the actual effective exercise of power.
    • used enough force to push the door open
energy applies to power expended or capable of being transformed into work.
    • a worker with boundless energy
strength applies to the quality or property of a person or thing that makes possible the exertion of force or the withstanding of strain, pressure, or attack.
    • use weight training to build your strength
might implies great or overwhelming power or strength.
    • the belief that might makes right

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