potent
1powerful; mighty: a potent fighting force.
cogent; persuasive: Several potent arguments were in his favor.
producing powerful physical or chemical effects: a potent drug.
having or exercising great power or influence: a potent factor in the economy.
(of a male) capable of sexual intercourse.
Origin of potent
1synonym study For potent
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Opposites for potent
Other words from potent
- po·tent·ly, adverb
- po·tent·ness, noun
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Other definitions for potent (2 of 2)
a fur having a pattern of T-shaped forms, placed in alternate directions and having alternating tinctures, one metal and one color, so that all forms of one tincture face the same way and are between, above, and below forms of the other tincture facing the other way.
a T-shaped form used in potent or counterpotent.
(of a cross) having a crosspiece at the extremity of each arm: a cross potent.
Origin of potent
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How to use potent in a sentence
This is potent enough to really taste the sweetness in each drop of sap.
Make your own maple syrup without harming the trees | By Tim MacWelch/Outdoor Life | February 7, 2021 | Popular-ScienceBut, based on early data, the vaccines appear less potent against a variant that was first identified in South Africa and has been found in the United States.
Many who have received the coronavirus vaccine wonder: What can I safely do? | Laurie McGinley, Lenny Bernstein | February 1, 2021 | Washington PostHe led the Milwaukee Braves to the World Series championship in 1957, when he was 23, and remained a potent force at the plate into his 40s.
Hank Aaron, baseball great who became force for civil rights, dies at 86 | Dave Sheinin, Matt Schudel | January 22, 2021 | Washington PostMonitor lizards — naïve to the toads’ potent toxins — will eat the amphibians, with lethal consequences.
Monitor lizards’ huge burrow systems can shelter hundreds of small animals | Jake Buehler | January 19, 2021 | Science NewsIn a race to catch up with emerging coronavirus variants, wealthy countries are already benefiting from potent vaccines.
Public health officials warn about slow vaccine rollout as coronavirus variants multiply | Katherine Dunn | January 18, 2021 | Fortune
The benefits of incumbency are quite potent, especially in the all-important area of raising campaign funds.
I said that mixture of glamour and vulnerability is potent, especially if you can sense the vulnerability.
Daphne Merkin on Lena Dunham, Book Criticism, and Self-Examination | Mindy Farabee | December 26, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIt was so potent, given all the ways the world is breaking many people, his people, down.
Kendrick Lamar Shuts Down ‘The Colbert Report’ with Untitled Track | Charlise Ferguson | December 17, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThat all-American iconography has always been so potent in the Superman myth.
Christopher Nolan Uncut: On ‘Interstellar,’ Ben Affleck’s Batman, and the Future of Mankind | Marlow Stern | November 10, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe potent shared interest in defeating ISIS is one such avenue.
There’s Only One Way to Beat ISIS: Work With Assad and Iran | Leslie H. Gelb | October 18, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe voice is the most potent influence of expression, the winged messenger between soul and soul.
Expressive Voice Culture | Jessie Eldridge SouthwickOld feuds were settled in the old way and six inches of steel were more potent than the longest Order in Council.
The Red Year | Louis TracyThe upraised hand, the potent silence, the solemn gaze of a hundred eyes was too much for the old man to bear.
The Soldier of the Valley | Nelson LloydA more potent and public method of ridicule would be difficult to devise.
A Letter from Mr. Cibber to Mr. Pope | Colley CibberAfter all she, Hilda, possessed some mysterious characteristic more potent than the elegance and the goodness of Janet Orgreave.
Hilda Lessways | Arnold Bennett
British Dictionary definitions for potent (1 of 2)
/ (ˈpəʊtənt) /
possessing great strength; powerful
(of arguments, etc) persuasive or forceful
influential or authoritative
tending to produce violent physical or chemical effects: a potent poison
(of a male) capable of having sexual intercourse
Origin of potent
1Derived forms of potent
- potently, adverb
- potentness, noun
British Dictionary definitions for potent (2 of 2)
/ (ˈpəʊtənt) /
heraldry (of a cross) having flat bars across the ends of the arms
Origin of potent
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