potent | ||
1. | [ adjective ] having the power to influence or convince | |
Synonyms: | powerful cogent | |
Examples: | "a cogent analysis of the problem" "potent arguments" |
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Related terms: | influential | |
2. | [ adjective ] having or wielding force or authority | |
Synonyms: | strong | |
Examples: | "providing the ground soldier with increasingly potent weapons" |
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Related terms: | powerful | |
3. | [ adjective ] having a strong physiological or chemical effect | |
Synonyms: | strong | |
Examples: | "a potent toxin" "potent liquor" "a potent cup of tea" |
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Related terms: | impotent equipotent multipotent effectual effective powerful fertile potency | |
4. | [ adjective ] (of a male) able to copulate | |
Synonyms: | virile | |
Related terms: | impotent | |
Similar spelling: |
potently potential potentate patent pothunter |