Synonyms of puissance

puissance

noun

ˈpwi-sᵊn(t)s 

as in power

the ability to exert effort for the accomplishment of a task

the president pledged to put the full puissance of the nation into the war effort

Synonyms & Similar Words

• power
• strength
• energy
• muscle
• vigor
• capacity
• capability
• potency
• potence
• horsepower
• force
• firepower
• might
• competence
• sinew
• competency
• aptitude
• effectiveness
• usefulness
• adequacy
• effectualness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• impotence
• weakness
• powerlessness
• impotency
• incapacity
• disability
• inability
• incompetence
• inaptitude
• incompetency
• incapability
• inefficacy
• ineffectiveness
• uselessness
• ineffectuality
• paralysis
• helplessness
• ineffectualness
• incapableness
• inefficaciousness

Examples of puissance in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The reboot arrives at the peak of reggaeton’s pop puissance, and rightfully incorporates a lot more of the genre and its offshoots — Latin trap included. —Washington Post, 26 Nov. 2021

Which of you has the puissance to short-term deep-six me? —Henry Alford, The New Yorker, 5 Apr. 2021

The doctrine’s puissance lies in the separation of powers. —Matt Ford, The New Republic, 14 Jan. 2020

Over the years, when French leaders have called for a Europe puissance (European power), this has often sounded suspiciously like code for French hegemonic ambitions. —The Economist, 7 Nov. 2019

There was a time when Jupiter was the king of the gods, and any man who doubted his puissance was ipso facto a barbarian and an ignoramus. —John E. McIntyre, baltimoresun.com, 29 Aug. 2017