potent
Very strong and powerful in its effect.
potent in a sentence
- The wizard's potion was so potent that one tiny drop sent the giant to sleep for a year.
- Chilli sauce this potent should be added one tiny drop at a time, or the curry will blow your socks off.
Try an 11+ style question
Verbal reasoning papers often ask about a word like this.
Which word is closest in meaning to potent?
- Amild
- Bstrong
- Cfeeble
- Dweak
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B: strong. The other three mean the opposite of potent.
Which word is most nearly opposite in meaning to potent?
- Aweak
- Bpowerful
- Cmighty
- Dstrong
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A: weak. The other three mean nearly the same as potent.
Words that mean something similar
strong, powerful, mighty
Words that mean the opposite
weak, feeble, mild
More words about size & amount
- prosperous: Rich and successful.
- puny: Small and weak.
- robust: Strong, healthy and unlikely to break.
- scanty: Too small in amount, or only just enough.
- scarce: Hard to find because there is very little of it.
- significant: Big or important enough to be worth noticing.
- sparse: Spread out thinly, with only a small amount in each place.
- stupendous: Amazingly large or impressive.
More words to explore
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