horsepower

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of HORSEPOWER

the ability to exert effort for the accomplishment of a task <that architectural firm probably doesn't have the creative horsepower to produce a truly innovative design>

Synonyms energy, firepower, force, horsepower, might, muscle, potence, potency, puissance, sinew, strength, vigor

Near Antonyms disability, inability, inaptitude, incapability, incapableness, incapacity, incompetence, incompetency; ineffectiveness, ineffectuality, ineffectualness, inefficaciousness, inefficacy, uselessness; helplessness, paralysis

Antonyms impotence, impotency, powerlessness, weakness

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