Synonyms for Power

Top synonyms for “power”: ability, baron, big businessman, business leader, electrical energy, electricity, exponent, force, and 17 more below.

Definitions

1. (noun)physical strength
2. (noun)possession of controlling influence
   “the deterrent power of nuclear weapons”
3. (noun)possession of the qualities (especially mental qualities) required to do something or get something done
   “danger heightened his powers of discrimination”
4. (noun)a mathematical notation indicating the number of times a quantity is multiplied by itself
5. (noun)a state powerful enough to influence events throughout the world
6. (noun)a very wealthy or powerful businessman
   “an oil baron”
7. (noun)one possessing or exercising power or influence or authority
   “the mysterious presence of an evil power”
8. (noun)energy made available by the flow of electric charge through a conductor
   “they built a car that runs on electricity”
9. (noun)(physics) the rate of doing work; measured in watts (= joules/second)
10. (noun)(of a government or government official) holding an office means being in power
    “being in office already gives a candidate a great advantage”
11. (verb)supply the force or power for the functioning of
    “The gasoline powers the engines”

Definitions sourced from Princeton WordNet (BSD license).