Power, authority, jurisdiction, control, command, sway, dominion are comparable when they mean the right or prerogative of determining, ruling, or governing or the exercise of that right or prerogative.
Category: Synonyms
Power vs Faculty vs Function
Power , faculty , function can all mean an ability of a living being to act or perform in a given way or a capacity for a particular kind of action or performance.
Power vs Force vs Energy vs Strength vs Might vs Puissance
Power, force, energy, strength, might, puissance mean the ability to exert effort for a purpose.
Poverty vs Indigence vs Penury vs Want vs Destitution vs Privation
Poverty, indigence, penury, want, destitution, privation all denote the state of one who is poor or without enough to live upon.
Pour vs Stream vs Gush vs Sluice
Pour, stream, gush, sluice are comparable when they mean to send forth or cause to send forth copiously.
Posture vs Attitude vs Pose
Posture, attitude, pose denote a position assumed by the body, or the disposition of the parts of the body with relation to one another.
Posterior vs Rear vs Hind vs Hinder vs After vs Back
Posterior, rear, hind, hinder, after, back are comparable when they mean behind in order of arrangement in space.
Possible vs Practicable vs Feasible
Possible, practicable, feasible can mean capable of being realized.
Possessions vs Belongings vs Effects vs Means vs Resources vs Assets
Possessions, belongings, effects, means, resources, assets can mean all the items that taken together constitute a person's or group's property or wealth.
Position vs Stand vs Attitude
Position, stand, attitude denote a more or less fixed mental point of view or way of regarding something.
Pose vs Air vs Affectation vs Mannerism
Pose, air, affectation, mannerism are comparable when they mean an adopted rather than a natural way of speaking and behaving.
Poor vs Indigent vs Needy vs Destitute vs Penniless vs Impecunious vs Poverty-stricken vs Necessitous
Poor, indigent, needy, destitute, penniless, impecunious, poverty-stricken, necessitous are comparable when they mean having less money or fewer possessions than are required to support a full life.