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Synonyms for potent

  • adjective

Most common

effective efficient mighty influential powerful virile

All synonyms

Adjective

1. Effective

strong, effective, influential, efficacious formal, mighty, efficient, active, cogent, stiff, telling, forcible, forceful, effectual, persuasive, vigorous, energetic dated, puissant formal dated

Other

powerful, virile, authoritative

Antonyms

weak, ineffective, impotent

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Definitions

  1. adj. 1

    Powerful; possessing power; effective.

Related words

Word family
potentization potently potence potency potentate potential potentiality
Phrases
cross potent

Example sentences

  • effective Daily exercise is effective in overcoming obesity.
  • efficient The Japanese telephone system is highly efficient.
  • mighty There's somethin' mighty queer behind this, Scott!
  • influential He's very influential in Kansai's adult industry.
  • powerful His powerful speech carried the audience with him.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
potentrising
effectivesteady
efficientsteady
mightyrising
influentialrising
powerfulrising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

5 letters
stiff1
6 letters
strong1, active2, mighty2, cogent2, virile2
7 letters
telling2
8 letters
powerful3, vigorous3, forceful2, forcible3, puissant
9 letters
effective3, efficient3, energetic4, effectual
10 letters
persuasive3
11 letters
influential4, efficacious4
13 letters
authoritative5

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (active2 = 2 syllables).