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Strength

n. resilient, capable professional

What it means

Meaning 1

The power to exert force or withstand physical demand.

Reach for it when naming physical power or structural capacity

The beam's strength comes from its layered grain.

Meaning 2

The inner capacity to endure, recover, or act with courage.

Reach for it when praising emotional resilience or moral courage during difficulty

It took strength to admit the mistake and begin again.

Meaning 3

A valuable ability or advantage that contributes to success.

Reach for it when identifying what a person, team, or design does especially well

Careful listening is one of Priya's greatest strengths.

Words to choose between 8

By register, from playful at the top to literary at the bottom, and by meaning across. Tap a word to see when it fits.
Meaning 1Meaning 2Meaning 3
everyday
warm
professional
  • Strength (this word)
  • asset
formal

Meaning 1: The power to exert force or withstand physical demand.

  • everyday

    power

    Fits when capacity to exert force is the direct meaning

    Careful Power can imply authority or energy supply rather than physical strength.

  • everyday

    sturdiness

    Fits when solid construction withstands ordinary use

    Careful It is too concrete for material tensile strength or human power.

  • professional

    robustness

    Fits when a structure or system resists stress and variation

    Careful Robustness does not describe muscular ability naturally.

Meaning 2: The inner capacity to endure, recover, or act with courage.

  • warm

    courage

    Fits when fear is present and action continues anyway

    Careful Endurance without a feared choice may show strength but not courage.

  • professional

    resilience

    Fits when recovery after strain is the valued capacity

    Careful Strength may prevent failure; resilience specifically concerns bouncing back.

  • formal

    fortitude

    Fits when courage sustains someone through pain or adversity

    Careful It is too solemn for ordinary confidence or physical capacity.

Meaning 3: A valuable ability or advantage that contributes to success.

  • warm

    talent

    Fits when natural or developed aptitude is the clear advantage

    Careful A reliable process can be a strength without being anyone's talent.

  • professional

    asset

    Fits when an advantage contributes practical value to a person or organization

    Careful Calling a human quality an asset can feel transactional in personal praise.

Opposites 3

  • weakness
  • fragility
  • liability

Common phrases 3

  • physical strength

    Climbing work demands physical strength and careful technique.

  • inner strength

    Her inner strength became visible during the long recovery.

  • key strength

    Clear documentation is a key strength of the proposal.

Definitions and examples are written for this site. How words are chosen Recording: Dvortygirl, American accent, from Wikimedia Commons, public domain Updated