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English adjective: potent

1. potent having great influence


Synonymspowerful


Similarinfluential


Antonymsuninfluential

2. potent having or wielding force or authority


SamplesProviding the ground soldier with increasingly potent weapons.


Synonymsstrong


Similarpowerful


Antonymspowerless

3. potent having a strong physiological or chemical effect


SamplesA potent toxin.
Potent liquor.
A potent cup of tea.
A stiff drink.


Synonymsstiff, strong


Similarequipotent, multipotent


See alsoeffective, effectual, efficacious, fertile, powerful


Attributeeffectiveness, potency, strength


Antonymsimpotent

4. potent (of a male) capable of copulation


Synonymsvirile


Antonymsimpotent









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