Power Roget’s Thesaurus §157 N. power,
potency,
potentiality, jiva,
puissance, might, force, energy,
dint, right hand, right arm,
ascendency,
sway, control,
prepotency, prepollence|,
almightiness,
omnipotence, authority, strength, ability, ableness,
competency,
efficacy, efficiency,
productivity, expertise (skill) 698,
validity,
cogency, enablement, vantage ground, influence, pressure,
conductivity, elasticity,
gravity, electricity, magnetism,
galvanism, voltaic electricity,
voltaism, electromagnetism, atomic power, nuclear power, thermonuclear power, fuel cell, hydraulic power,
water power, hydroelectric power, solar power, solar energy, solar panels, tidal power, wind power, attraction, vis inertiae, vis mortua, vis viva, potential energy, dynamic energy, dynamic friction, dynamic suction, live circuit, live rail, live wire,
capability, capacity, quid valeant humeri quid ferre recusent, faculty, quality, attribute,
endowment, virtue, gift, property,
qualification,
susceptibility V. be powerful, gain power, belong to, pertain to, lie in one's power, be in one's power, can, be able, give power, confer power, exercise power,
empower, enable,
invest, indue,
endue,
endow, arm,
strengthen,
compel Adj. powerful,
puissant, potential, capable, able, equal to, up to,
cogent,
valid, efficient, productive, effective,
effectual,
efficacious, adequate, competent,
multipotent,
plenipotent,
omnipotent,
almighty, forcible, (energetic) 171,
influential, productive
Adv. powerfully, by virtue of, by dint of
Phr. a toute force, δός μοι ποῦ στῶ καὶ κινῶ τὴν γῆν, eripuit cœlo fulmen sceptrumque tyrannis, fortis cadere cedere non potest
N. attraction, attractiveness,
attractivity, drawing to, pulling towards,
adduction, electrical attraction, electricity, static electricity,
static, static cling, magnetism, magnetic attraction,
gravity, attraction of gravitation,
lodestone,
loadstone,
lodestar,
loadstar, magnet, permanent magnet,
siderite,
magnetite, electromagnet, magnetic coil, voice coil, magnetic dipole, motor coil, rotor, stator, electrical charge, positive charge, negative charge, magnetic pole, north pole, south pole, magnetic monopole
V. attract, draw, draw towards, pull towards, drag towards,
adduce Phr. ubi mel ibi apes
N. gravity,
gravitation, weight,
heaviness, # specific gravity, pondorosity, pressure, load, burden,
burthen,
ballast,
counterpoise, lump of, mass of, weight of, lead,
millstone, mountain, ossa on pelion, weighing,
ponderation, trutination|, weights, avoirdupois weight, troy weight, apothecaries' weight, grain,
scruple,
drachma,
ounce, pound, lb,
arroba, load, stone,
hundredweight, cwt, ton, long ton, metric ton,
quintal,
carat,
pennyweight,
tod,
gram,
centigram,
milligram, microgram,
kilogram, nanogram, picogram, femtogram, attogram, balance, scale, scales,
steelyard, beam,
weighbridge, spring balance, piezoelectric balance, analytical balance, two-pan balance, one-pan balance, postal scale, baby scale,
statics Adj. weighty, weighing, heavy as lead,
ponderous,
ponderable,
lumpish,
lumpy,
cumbersome,
burdensome,
cumbrous,
unwieldy, massive,
incumbent,
superincumbent Vigor Roget’s Thesaurus §574 N. vigor, power, force, boldness,
raciness, # intellectual, force, spirit, point,
antithesis, piquance,
piquancy,
verve,
glow, fire,
warmth, strong language,
gravity,
sententiousness, elevation,
loftiness,
sublimity, eloquence, command of words, command of language
Adj. vigorous, nervous, powerful, forcible,
trenchant,
incisive, impressive,
sensational, spirited, lively,
glowing,
sparkling,
racy, bold,
slashing,
pungent,
piquant, full of point, pointed,
pithy,
antithetical,
sententious, lofty, elevated,
sublime,
eloquent,
vehement,
petulant, impassioned, poetic
Adv. in glowing terms, in good set terms, in no measured terms
Phr. "thoughts that breath and words that burn"
N. importance, consequence, moment, prominence, consideration, mark, materialness, import, significance,
concern,
emphasis, interest, greatness, superiority,
notability, weight, value, usefulness,
gravity, seriousness,
solemnity, no joke, no laughing matter, pressure,
urgency, stress, matter of life and death,
memorabilia,
notabilia, great doings, red-letter day, great thing, great point, main chance, "the be all and the end all", cardinal point, substance,
gist, sum and substance,
gravamen, head and front, important part, principal part, prominent part, essential part, half the battle, sine qua non, breath of one's nostrils,
cream, salt,
core,
kernel, heart, nucleus,
keynote,
keystone, corner stone, trump card, salient points, top sawyer, first fiddle,
prima donna, chief, triton among the minnows, "it"
V. be important, be somebody, be something, import,
signify, matter,
boot, be an object, carry weight, make a figure, be in the ascendant, come to the front, lead the way, take the lead, play first fiddle, throw all else into the shade, lie at the root of, deserve notice, merit notice, be worthy of notice, be worthy of regard, be worthy of consideration, attach importance to, ascribe importance to, give importance to, value, care for, set store upon, set store by, mark, mark with a white stone, underline, write in italics, put in italics, print in italics, print in capitals, print in large letters, put in large type, put in letters, of gold,
accentuate,
emphasize, lay stress on, make a fuss about, make a fuss over, make a stir about, make a piece of work about, make much ado about, make much ado of, make much of
Adj. important, of importance,
momentous, material, to the point, not to be overlooked, not to be despised, not to be sneezed at,
egregious,
weighty, of note, notable, prominent,
salient, signal, memorable, remarkable,
unforgettable, worthy of remark, worthy of notice, never to be forgotten,
stirring, eventful, grave, serious, earnest, noble, grand, solemn, impressive, commanding, imposing,
urgent, pressing, critical, instant,
paramount, essential, vital, all-absorbing, radical, cardinal, chief, main, prime, primary, principal, leading, capital, foremost, overruling, of vital &c. importance, in the front rank,
first-rate, superior, considerable, marked, rare,
significant, telling,
trenchant,
emphatic,
pregnant, tanti
Adv. materially, in the main, above all, κατ’ ἐξοχήν, par excellence, to crown all, to beat all
Phr. expende hannibalem, [Lat] [Juvenal]
N. inexcitability, imperturbability,
inirritability, even temper, tranquil mind, dispassion,
tolerance,
patience, coolth, passiveness,
hebetude,
hebetation,
impassibility,
stupefaction, coolness, calmness,
composure,
placidity, indisturbance,
imperturbation, sang froid, tranquility,
serenity, quiet,
quietude, peace of mind, mental calmness,
staidness,
gravity,
sobriety,
quakerism, philosophy,
equanimity,
stoicism, command of temper,
self-possession,
self-control,
self-command,
self-restraint, ice water in one's veins, presence of mind, submission,
resignation,
sufferance,
supportance,
endurance, longsufferance,
forbearance,
longanimity,
fortitude, patience of job, patience "on a monument", patience "sovereign o'er transmuted ill",
moderation, repression of feelings, subjugation of feeling, restraint,
tranquillization V. be composed, laisser faire, laisser aller, take things easily, take things as they come, take it easy, rub on, live and let live, take easily, take cooly, take in good part, aequam servare mentem, bear the brunt, bear well, go through, support,
endure,
brave, disregard,
tolerate, suffer, stand,
bide,
abide,
aby, bear with, put up with, take up with, abide with,
acquiesce, submit, submit with a good grace, resign oneself to, reconcile oneself to,
brook,
digest, eat,
swallow,
pocket, stomach, make light of, make the best of, make "a virtue of necessity", put a good face on, keep one's countenance, check check oneself,
compose,
appease,
propitiate, repress, render insensible, overcome one's excitability, allay one's excitability, repress one's excitability, master one's feelings, make oneself easy, make one's mind easy, set one's mind at ease, set one's mind at rest, calm down, cool down, gentle,
thaw, grow cool, be borne, be endured, go down
Adj. inexcitable, unexcitable,
imperturbable,
unsusceptible,
unpassionate,
dispassionate,
cold-blooded,
irritable,
enduring,
stoical,
platonic, philosophic,
staid, stayed,
sober, sober minded, grave, sober as a judge, grave as a judge,
sedate,
demure,
cool-headed,
easy-going, peaceful,
placid, calm, quiet as a mouse,
tranquil,
serene, cool as a cucumber, cool as a custard, undemonstrative, temperate, composed, collected, unexcited,
unstirred,
unruffled, undisturbed, unperturbed,
unimpassioned,
unoffended, unresisting,
meek,
tolerant, patient, patient as job,
submissive,
tame, content, resigned,
chastened, subdued,
lamblike, gentle as a lamb, suaviter in modo, mild as mothers milk, soft as peppermint, armed with patience, bearing with, clement,
long-suffering Adv. "like patience on a monument smiling at grief", aequo animo, in cold blood, more in sorrow than in anger
Phr. "cool calm and collected", keep calm in the midst of a storm, "adversity's sweet milk, philosophy", mens aequa in arduis philosophia stemma non inspecite, quo me cumque rapit tempestas deferor hospes, "they also serve who only stand and wait", section ii, personal affections 1, passive affections
N. dejection,
dejectedness, depression, prosternation|, lowness of spirits, depression of spirits, weight on the spirits, oppression on the spirits, damp on the spirits, low spirits, bad spirits, drooping spirits, depressed spirits, heart sinking, heaviness of heart, failure of heart,
heaviness,
infestivity,
gloom,
weariness, taedium vitae, disgust of life, mal du pays, anhedonia,
melancholy,
sadness, il penseroso,
melancholia, dismals, blues, lachrymals,
mumps, dumps, blue devils,
doldrums, vapors, megrims,
spleen, horrors,
hypochondriasis,
pessimism, la maladie sans maladie,
despondency, slough of despond,
disconsolateness, hope deferred, blank despondency, voiceless woe, prostration of soul, broken heart,
despair, cave of despair, cave of trophonius demureness,
gravity,
solemnity, long face, grave face,
hypochondriac, seek sorrow,
self-tormentor, heautontimorumenos, malade imaginaire, medecin tant pis,
croaker,
pessimist,
mope,
mopus,
affliction, sorry sight, memento mori, damper, wet blanket, job's comforter
V. be dejected,
grieve,
mourn, take on, give way, lose heart,
despond,
droop, sink, lower, look downcast,
frown,
pout, hang down the head, pull a long face, make a long face, laugh on the wrong side of the mouth, grin a ghastly smile, look blue, look like a drowned man, lay to heart, take to heart,
mope, brood over,
fret,
sulk, pine, pine away,
yearn, repine,
despair, refrain from laughter, keep one's countenance, be grave, look grave, repress a smile,
depress, discourage,
dishearten,
dispirit, damp, dull,
deject, lower, sink,
dash, knock down, unman,
prostrate, break one's heart, frown upon, cast a gloom, cast a shade on,
sadden, damp one's hopes, dash one's hopes, wither one's hopes, weigh on the mind, lie heavy on the mind, prey on the mind, weigh on the spirits, lie heavy on the spirits, prey on the spirits, damp the spirits, depress the spirits
Adj. cheerless, joyless, spiritless,
uncheerful,
uncheery, unlively, unhappy,
melancholy,
dismal,
somber, dark,
gloomy,
triste, clouded,
murky, lowering,
frowning,
lugubrious,
funereal,
mournful,
lamentable,
dreadful,
dreary, flat, dull, dull as a beetle, dull as ditchwater,
depressing, "melancholy as a gib cat", oppressed with melancholy, a prey to melancholy,
downcast,
downhearted, down in the mouth, down in one's luck, heavy-hearted, in the dumps, down in the dumps, in the suds, in the sulks, in the doldrums, in doleful dumps, in bad humor,
sullen,
mumpish,
dumpish,
mopish,
moping,
moody,
glum,
sulky, out of sorts, out of humor, out of heart, out of spirits, ill at ease, low spirited, in low spirits, a cup too low,
weary, discouraged,
disheartened,
desponding,
chapfallen,
chopfallen, jaw fallen, crest fallen,
sad,
pensive, penseroso, tristful,
dolesome,
doleful, woebegone,
lacrymose,
lachrymose, in tears,
melancholic, hypped,
hypochondriacal,
bilious,
jaundiced,
atrabilious,
saturnine,
splenetic,
lackadaisical, serious,
sedate,
staid, stayed, grave as a judge, grave as an undertaker, grave as a mustard pot,
sober, sober as a judge, solemn,
demure,
grim,
grim-faced,
grim-visaged,
rueful,
wan, long-faced,
disconsolate, unconsolable,
inconsolable,
forlorn, comfortless,
desolate, desole, sick at heart, soul sick, heart sick, au desespoir, in despair, lost, overcome, broken down, borne down, bowed down,
heartstricken, cut up,
dashed, sunk, unnerved,
unmanned, down fallen,
downtrodden,
broken-hearted,
careworn Adv. with a long face, with tears in one's eyes,
sadly Phr. the countenance falling, the heart failing, the heart sinking within one, "a plague of sighing and grief", "thick-ey'd musing and curs'd melancholy", "the sickening pang of hope deferred"
