Antonyms of noun power
1 of 9 senses of power
Sense 1
power, powerfulness -- (possession of controlling influence; "the deterrent power of nuclear weapons"; "the power of his love saved her"; "his powerfulness was concealed by a gentle facade")
Antonym of powerlessness (Sense 1)
=> powerlessness, impotence, impotency -- (the quality of lacking strength or power; being weak and feeble)
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun power
9 senses of power
Sense 1
power, powerfulness -- (possession of controlling influence; "the deterrent power of nuclear weapons"; "the power of his love saved her"; "his powerfulness was concealed by a gentle facade")
=> quality -- (an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone; "the quality of mercy is not strained"--Shakespeare)
Sense 2
power -- ((physics) the rate of doing work; measured in watts (= joules/second))
=> physical phenomenon -- (a natural phenomenon involving the physical properties of matter and energy)
Sense 3
ability, power -- (possession of the qualities (especially mental qualities) required to do something or get something done; "danger heightened his powers of discrimination")
=> cognition, knowledge, noesis -- (the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning)
Sense 4
office, power -- ((of a government or government official) holding an office means being in power; "being in office already gives a candidate a great advantage"; "during his first year in office"; "during his first year in power"; "the power of the president")
=> state -- (the way something is with respect to its main attributes; "the current state of knowledge"; "his state of health"; "in a weak financial state")
Sense 5
power, force -- (one possessing or exercising power or influence or authority; "the mysterious presence of an evil power"; "may the force be with you"; "the forces of evil")
=> causal agent, cause, causal agency -- (any entity that produces an effect or is responsible for events or results)
Sense 6
exponent, power, index -- (a mathematical notation indicating the number of times a quantity is multiplied by itself)
=> mathematical notation -- (a notation used by mathematicians)
Sense 7
might, mightiness, power -- (physical strength)
=> strength -- (the property of being physically or mentally strong; "fatigue sapped his strength")
Sense 8
world power, major power, great power, power, superpower -- (a state powerful enough to influence events throughout the world)
=> state, nation, country, land, commonwealth, res publica, body politic -- (a politically organized body of people under a single government; "the state has elected a new president"; "African nations"; "students who had come to the nation's capitol"; "the country's largest manufacturer"; "an industrialized land")
Sense 9
baron, big businessman, business leader, king, magnate, mogul, power, top executive, tycoon -- (a very wealthy or powerful businessman; "an oil baron")
=> businessman, man of affairs -- (a person engaged in commercial or industrial business (especially an owner or executive))
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb power
1 sense of power
Sense 1
power -- (supply the force or power for the functioning of; "The gasoline powers the engines")
=> provide, supply, ply, cater -- (give what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance; "The hostess provided lunch for all the guests")