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Synonyms for potent

Adjective

1. cogent, potent, powerful, influential (vs. uninfluential)
usage: having the power to influence or convince; "a cogent analysis of the problem"; "potent arguments"
2. potent, strong, powerful (vs. powerless)
usage: having or wielding force or authority; "providing the ground soldier with increasingly potent weapons"
3. potent (vs. impotent), strong, effectual, equipotent, multipotent, effective#1, effectual#2, efficacious, fertile, powerful
usage: having a strong physiological or chemical effect; "a potent toxin"; "potent liquor"; "a potent cup of tea"
4. potent (vs. impotent), virile
usage: (of a male) able to copulate
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