potent

n.有权力的，有影响力的；adj.有效的,

Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
potent (adjective)
1.
having or wielding force, authority, or influence - powerful
2.
achieving or bringing about a particular result - effective
3.
a) chemically or medicinally effective - a potent vaccine
b) rich in a characteristic constituent - a potent drink
4.
able to copulate - usually used of the male
potent (adjective)
of a heraldic cross having flat bars across the ends of the arms - see cross illustration
Merriam-Webster Online Thesaurus
potent (adjective)
1.
having an abundance of some characteristic quality (as flavor)
SYNONYMS:
big, concentrated, full, heady, lusty, muscular, plush, potent, rich, robust, strong
RELATED WORDS:
heavy; straight, undiluted, unmixed; high-octane, high-test; enriched, fortified; concentrated
NEAR ANTONYMS:
dilute, diluted, watered-down, watery
delicate, light, mild, thin, thinned, weak, weakened
potent (adjective)
2.
having great power or influence
SYNONYMS:
heavy, heavy-duty, influential, mighty, potent, powerful, puissant, significant, strong
RELATED WORDS:
high-level, senior, top; able, capable, competent, effective, efficient; authoritarian, autocratic ( autocratical), despotic, dictatorial, magisterial, tyrannical ( tyrannic); celebrated, distinguished, dominant, eminent, famed, famous, great, illustrious, noble, notable, noteworthy, notorious, outstanding, preeminent, prestigious, prominent, renowned; dynamic, energetic, forceful, high-powered, robust, vigorous
NEAR ANTONYMS:
feeble, flimsy, frail, infirm; anonymous, nameless, obscure, uncelebrated, unknown; incapable, incompetent, ineffective, inept, inexpert, unfit, unqualified, unskilled, unskillful
helpless, impotent, insignificant, little, powerless, unimportant, weak
potent (adjective)
3.
producing or capable of producing a desired result
SYNONYMS:
effectual, efficacious, efficient, fruitful, operative, potent, productive
RELATED WORDS:
hyperefficient, ultraefficient; adequate, capable, competent; accomplished, adept, consummate, experienced, expert, masterly, practiced ( practised), proficient, skilled, skillful, versed, veteran, virtuoso; cogent, convincing, killer, sound, striking, telling, valid; active, dynamic; useful, working; applicable, feasible, functional, practicable, practical, realizable, usable ( useable), workable
NEAR ANTONYMS:
counterproductive; incapable, incompetent, inexperienced, inexpert, unqualified, unseasoned, unskilled, unskillful; abortive, bootless, futile, vain; empty, hollow, idle, pointless, unavailing, unprofitable, unsuccessful; inoperative, worthless
fruitless, ineffective, ineffectual, inefficient, inoperative, unfruitful, unproductive, useless
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