| determination | | |
| n. (act) | 1. determination, finding | the act of determining the properties of something, usually by research or calculation.; "the determination of molecular structures" |
| ~ discovery, find, uncovering | the act of discovering something. |
| ~ identification, designation | the act of designating or identifying something. |
| ~ solving, resolution | finding a solution to a problem. |
| ~ validation, substantiation, proof | the act of validating; finding or testing the truth of something. |
| ~ falsifying, refutal, disproof, refutation, falsification | the act of determining that something is false. |
| ~ localization, localisation, locating, location, fix | a determination of the place where something is.; "he got a good fix on the target" |
| ~ predetermination | the act of determining or ordaining in advance what is to take place. |
| ~ rectification | determination of the length of a curve; finding a straight line equal in length to a given curve. |
| ~ redetermination | determining again. |
| n. (attribute) | 2. determination, purpose | the quality of being determined to do or achieve something; firmness of purpose.; "his determination showed in his every movement"; "he is a man of purpose" |
| ~ firmness of purpose, resoluteness, resolve, firmness, resolution | the trait of being resolute.; "his resoluteness carried him through the battle"; "it was his unshakeable resolution to finish the work" |
| ~ doggedness, perseverance, persistency, pertinacity, tenaciousness, tenacity, persistence | persistent determination. |
| ~ indefatigability, indefatigableness, tirelessness | tireless determination. |
| ~ industriousness, diligence, industry | persevering determination to perform a task.; "his diligence won him quick promotions"; "frugality and industry are still regarded as virtues" |
| n. (cognition) | 3. conclusion, decision, determination | a position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration.; "a decision unfavorable to the opposition"; "his conclusion took the evidence into account"; "satisfied with the panel's determination" |
| ~ judgment, judgement, mind | an opinion formed by judging something.; "he was reluctant to make his judgment known"; "she changed her mind" |
| ~ predetermination | a mental determination or resolve in advance; an antecedent intention to do something.; "he entered the argument with a predetermination to prove me wrong" |
| n. (cognition) | 4. determination | deciding or controlling something's outcome or nature.; "the determination of grammatical inflections" |
| ~ deciding, decision making | the cognitive process of reaching a decision.; "a good executive must be good at decision making" |
| n. (act) | 5. conclusion, decision, determination | the act of making up your mind about something.; "the burden of decision was his"; "he drew his conclusions quickly" |
| ~ selection, choice, option, pick | the act of choosing or selecting.; "your choice of colors was unfortunate"; "you can take your pick" |
| ~ appointment, designation, naming, assignment | the act of putting a person into a non-elective position.; "the appointment had to be approved by the whole committee" |
| ~ call | (sports) the decision made by an umpire or referee.; "he was ejected for protesting the call" |
| ~ move | the act of deciding to do something.; "he didn't make a move to help"; "his first move was to hire a lawyer" |
| ~ casting lots, drawing lots, sortition | making a chance decision by using lots (straws or pebbles etc.) that are thrown or drawn. |
| ~ resolution | a decision to do something or to behave in a certain manner.; "he always wrote down his New Year's resolutions" |
| stability | | |
| n. (attribute) | 1. stability, stableness | the quality or attribute of being firm and steadfast. |
| ~ steadiness, firmness | the quality of being steady or securely and immovably fixed in place. |
| n. (state) | 2. stability | a stable order (especially of society). |
| ~ order | established customary state (especially of society).; "order ruled in the streets"; "law and order" |
| n. (attribute) | 3. constancy, stability | the quality of being enduring and free from change or variation.; "early mariners relied on the constancy of the trade winds" |
| ~ unchangeability, unchangeableness, unchangingness, changelessness | the quality of being unchangeable; having a marked tendency to remain unchanged. |
| ~ invariance | the nature of a quantity or property or function that remains unchanged when a given transformation is applied to it.; "the invariance of the configuration under translation" |
| ~ metastability | the quality of a physical system that persists in its existing equilibrium when undisturbed (or only slightly disturbed) but able to pass to a more stable equilibrium when sufficiently disturbed. |
| ~ monotony | constancy of tone or pitch or inflection. |
| strength | | |
| n. (attribute) | 1. strength | the property of being physically or mentally strong.; "fatigue sapped his strength" |
| ~ property | a basic or essential attribute shared by all members of a class.; "a study of the physical properties of atomic particles" |
| ~ good part | a place of especial strength. |
| ~ brawn, brawniness, heftiness, muscularity, sinew, muscle | possessing muscular strength. |
| ~ might, mightiness, power | physical strength. |
| ~ heartiness, dynamism, vigor, vigour | active strength of body or mind. |
| ~ hardiness, lustiness, robustness, validity | the property of being strong and healthy in constitution. |
| ~ huskiness, ruggedness, toughness | the property of being big and strong. |
| ~ stalwartness, stoutness | the property of being strong and resolute. |
| ~ sturdiness | the property of something that is strongly built. |
| ~ firmness, soundness | the muscle tone of healthy tissue.; "his muscular firmness" |
| ~ indomitability, invincibility | the property being difficult or impossible to defeat. |
| ~ endurance | the power to withstand hardship or stress.; "the marathon tests a runner's endurance" |
| ~ invulnerability | the property of being invulnerable; the property of being incapable of being hurt (physically or emotionally). |
| n. (attribute) | 2. military capability, military posture, military strength, posture, strength | capability in terms of personnel and materiel that affect the capacity to fight a war.; "we faced an army of great strength"; "politicians have neglected our military posture" |
| ~ sea power | naval strength. |
| ~ capability, capableness | the quality of being capable -- physically or intellectually or legally.; "he worked to the limits of his capability" |
| ~ firepower | (military) the relative capacity for delivering fire on a target. |
| ~ armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine | the military forces of a nation.; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker" |
| n. (attribute) | 3. force, forcefulness, strength | physical energy or intensity.; "he hit with all the force he could muster"; "it was destroyed by the strength of the gale"; "a government has not the vitality and forcefulness of a living man" |
| ~ brunt | main force of a blow etc.; "bore the brunt of the attack" |
| ~ momentum, impulse | an impelling force or strength.; "the car's momentum carried it off the road" |
| ~ vigor, vigour, energy, zip | forceful exertion.; "he plays tennis with great energy"; "he's full of zip" |
| ~ intensiveness, intensity | high level or degree; the property of being intense. |
| n. (attribute) | 4. forte, long suit, metier, speciality, specialty, strength, strong point, strong suit | an asset of special worth or utility.; "cooking is his forte" |
| ~ asset, plus | a useful or valuable quality. |
| ~ green fingers, green thumb | a special ability to make plants grow. |
| n. (attribute) | 5. persuasiveness, strength | the power to induce the taking of a course of action or the embracing of a point of view by means of argument or entreaty.; "the strength of his argument settled the matter" |
| ~ power, powerfulness | possession of controlling influence.; "the deterrent power of nuclear weapons"; "the power of his love saved her"; "his powerfulness was concealed by a gentle facade" |
| ~ convincingness | the power of argument or evidence to cause belief. |
| n. (attribute) | 6. intensity, intensity level, strength | the amount of energy transmitted (as by acoustic or electromagnetic radiation).; "he adjusted the intensity of the sound"; "they measured the station's signal strength" |
| ~ radio brightness | the strength of a radio wave picked up by a radio telescope. |
| ~ magnitude | the property of relative size or extent (whether large or small).; "they tried to predict the magnitude of the explosion"; "about the magnitude of a small pea" |
| ~ threshold level | the intensity level that is just barely perceptible. |
| ~ field intensity, field strength | the vector sum of all the forces exerted by an electrical or magnetic field (on a unit mass or unit charge or unit magnetic pole) at a given point in the field. |
| ~ candlepower, light intensity | luminous intensity measured in candelas. |
| ~ acoustic power, sound pressure level | the physical intensity of sound. |
| ~ half-intensity | half the maximum intensity. |
| n. (attribute) | 7. effectiveness, potency, strength | capacity to produce strong physiological or chemical effects.; "the toxin's potency"; "the strength of the drinks" |
| ~ power, powerfulness | possession of controlling influence.; "the deterrent power of nuclear weapons"; "the power of his love saved her"; "his powerfulness was concealed by a gentle facade" |
| n. (state) | 8. strength | the condition of financial success.; "the strength of the company's stock in recent weeks" |
| ~ successfulness, prosperity | the condition of prospering; having good fortune. |
| n. (attribute) | 9. durability, enduringness, lastingness, strength | permanence by virtue of the power to resist stress or force.; "they advertised the durability of their products" |
| ~ tensile strength | the strength of material expressed as the greatest longitudinal stress it can bear without tearing apart. |
| ~ indestructibility | the strength to resist destruction. |
| ~ permanence, permanency | the property of being able to exist for an indefinite duration. |
| ~ persistence, continuity | the property of a continuous and connected period of time. |
| ~ changelessness | the property of remaining unchanged. |
| ~ everlastingness | the property of lasting forever. |
| toughness | | |
| n. (attribute) | 1. stamina, staying power, toughness | enduring strength and energy. |
| ~ endurance | the power to withstand hardship or stress.; "the marathon tests a runner's endurance" |
| ~ legs | staying power.; "that old Broadway play really has legs" |
| n. (attribute) | 2. huskiness, ruggedness, toughness | the property of being big and strong. |
| ~ strength | the property of being physically or mentally strong.; "fatigue sapped his strength" |
| n. (attribute) | 3. temper, toughness | the elasticity and hardness of a metal object; its ability to absorb considerable energy before cracking. |
| ~ elasticity, snap | the tendency of a body to return to its original shape after it has been stretched or compressed.; "the waistband had lost its snap" |
| n. (attribute) | 4. formidability, toughness | impressive difficulty. |
| ~ difficultness, difficulty | the quality of being difficult.; "they agreed about the difficulty of the climb" |
| stabilized | | |
| adj. | 1. stabilised, stabilized | made stable or firm. |
| ~ stable | resistant to change of position or condition.; "a stable ladder"; "a stable peace"; "a stable relationship"; "stable prices" |
| stable | | |
| n. (artifact) | 1. horse barn, stable, stalls | a farm building for housing horses or other livestock. |
| ~ augean stables | (Greek mythology) the extremely dirty stables that were finally cleaned by Hercules who diverted two rivers through them. |
| ~ farm building | a building on a farm. |
| ~ livery stable | stable where horses and vehicles are kept for hire. |
| ~ stall | a compartment in a stable where a single animal is confined and fed. |
| v. (social) | 2. stable | shelter in a stable.; "stable horses" |
| ~ animal husbandry | breeding and caring for farm animals. |
| ~ shelter | provide shelter for.; "After the earthquake, the government could not provide shelter for the thousands of homeless people" |
| adj. | 3. stable | resistant to change of position or condition.; "a stable ladder"; "a stable peace"; "a stable relationship"; "stable prices" |
| ~ constant | steadfast in purpose or devotion or affection.; "a man constant in adherence to his ideals"; "a constant lover"; "constant as the northern star" |
| ~ lasting, permanent | continuing or enduring without marked change in status or condition or place.; "permanent secretary to the president"; "permanent address"; "literature of permanent value" |
| ~ unfluctuating, steady, firm | not liable to fluctuate or especially to fall.; "stocks are still firm" |
| ~ lasting | lasting a long time without change.; "a lasting relationship" |
| ~ stabile | (chemistry, physics, biology) resistant to change. |
| ~ stabilised, stabilized | made stable or firm. |
| ~ steady | not subject to change or variation especially in behavior.; "a steady beat"; "a steady job"; "a steady breeze"; "a steady increase"; "a good steady ballplayer" |
| adj. | 4. stable | firm and dependable; subject to little fluctuation.; "the economy is stable" |
| ~ sound | financially secure and safe.; "sound investments"; "a sound economy" |
| adj. | 5. stable | not taking part readily in chemical change. |
| ~ unreactive | (chemistry) not reacting chemically. |
| adj. | 6. stable | maintaining equilibrium. |
| ~ balanced | being in a state of proper equilibrium.; "the carefully balanced seesaw"; "a properly balanced symphony orchestra"; "a balanced assessment of intellectual and cultural history"; "a balanced blend of whiskeys"; "the educated man shows a balanced development of all his powers" |
| adj. | 7. stable, static, unchanging | showing little if any change.; "a static population" |
| ~ unchangeable | not changeable or subject to change.; "a fixed and unchangeable part of the germ plasm"; "the unchangeable seasons"; "one of the unchangeable facts of life" |
| strong | | |
| adj. | 1. strong | having strength or power greater than average or expected.; "a strong radio signal"; "strong medicine"; "a strong man" |
| ~ rugged | sturdy and strong in constitution or construction; enduring.; "with a house full of boys you have to have rugged furniture" |
| ~ powerful | having great power or force or potency or effect.; "the most powerful government in western Europe"; "his powerful arms"; "a powerful bomb"; "the horse's powerful kick"; "powerful drugs"; "a powerful argument" |
| ~ robust | sturdy and strong in form, constitution, or construction.; "a robust body"; "a robust perennial" |
| ~ beardown | with full strength.; "his beardown performance in the exhibition game" |
| ~ beefed-up | made greater or stronger.; "beefed-up sales efforts" |
| ~ brawny, hefty, sinewy, muscular, powerful | (of a person) possessing physical strength and weight; rugged and powerful.; "a hefty athlete"; "a muscular boxer"; "powerful arms" |
| ~ bullnecked | having a thick short powerful neck. |
| ~ bullocky | resembling a bullock in strength and power.; "thick bullocky shoulders" |
| ~ fortified | having something added to increase the strength.; "fortified wine" |
| ~ knockout, severe, hard | very strong or vigorous.; "strong winds"; "a hard left to the chin"; "a knockout punch"; "a severe blow" |
| ~ industrial-strength, weapons-grade | extremely strong or concentrated or durable.; "industrial-strength detergent"; "weapons-grade salsa" |
| ~ ironlike | exhibiting strength or hardness like that of iron.; "ironlike determination"; "ironlike nerves"; "ironlike discipline of the Marines" |
| ~ knock-down, powerful | strong enough to knock down or overwhelm.; "a knock-down blow" |
| ~ noticeable | readily noticed.; "a noticeable resemblance" |
| ~ reinforced, strengthened | given added strength or support.; "reinforced concrete contains steel bars or metal netting" |
| ~ robust | strong enough to withstand or overcome intellectual challenges or adversity.; "the experiment yielded robust results"; "a robust faith" |
| ~ stiff | powerful.; "a stiff current"; "a stiff breeze" |
| ~ vehement | characterized by great force or energy.; "vehement deluges of rain"; "vehement clapping"; "a vehement defense" |
| ~ virile | characterized by energy and vigor.; "a virile and ever stronger free society"; "a new and virile leadership" |
| ~ well-knit, well-set | strongly and firmly constructed.; "a well-knit argument"; "a well-knit theatrical production"; "well-knit athletes"; "a sailor short but well-set" |
| ~ toughened, tough | physically toughened.; "the tough bottoms of his feet" |
| adj. | 2. strong | not faint or feeble.; "a strong odor of burning rubber" |
| ~ intense | possessing or displaying a distinctive feature to a heightened degree.; "intense heat"; "intense anxiety"; "intense desire"; "intense emotion"; "the skunk's intense acrid odor"; "intense pain"; "enemy fire was intense" |
| adj. | 3. potent, strong | having or wielding force or authority.; "providing the ground soldier with increasingly potent weapons" |
| ~ powerful | having great power or force or potency or effect.; "the most powerful government in western Europe"; "his powerful arms"; "a powerful bomb"; "the horse's powerful kick"; "powerful drugs"; "a powerful argument" |
| adj. | 4. potent, stiff, strong | having a strong physiological or chemical effect.; "a potent toxin"; "potent liquor"; "a potent cup of tea"; "a stiff drink" |
| ~ effective, effectual, efficacious | producing or capable of producing an intended result or having a striking effect.; "an air-cooled motor was more effective than a witch's broomstick for rapid long-distance transportation"; "effective teaching methods"; "effective steps toward peace"; "made an effective entrance"; "his complaint proved to be effectual in bringing action"; "an efficacious law" |
| ~ fertile | capable of reproducing. |
| ~ equipotent | having equal strength or efficacy. |
| ~ multipotent | able to many things.; "multipotent drugs" |
| ~ powerful | having great power or force or potency or effect.; "the most powerful government in western Europe"; "his powerful arms"; "a powerful bomb"; "the horse's powerful kick"; "powerful drugs"; "a powerful argument" |
| adj. | 5. impregnable, inviolable, secure, strong, unassailable, unattackable | immune to attack; incapable of being tampered with.; "an impregnable fortress"; "fortifications that made the frontier inviolable"; "a secure telephone connection" |
| ~ invulnerable | immune to attack; impregnable.; "gunners raked the beach from invulnerable positions on the cliffs" |
| adj. | 6. solid, strong, substantial | of good quality and condition; solidly built.; "a solid foundation"; "several substantial timber buildings" |
| ~ sound | in good condition; free from defect or damage or decay.; "a sound timber"; "the wall is sound"; "a sound foundation" |
| adj. | 7. strong | of verbs not having standard (or regular) inflection.; "`sing' is a strong verb" |
| ~ grammar | the branch of linguistics that deals with syntax and morphology (and sometimes also deals with semantics). |
| ~ irregular | contrary to rule or accepted order or general practice.; "irregular hiring practices" |
| adj. | 8. hard, strong | being distilled rather than fermented; having a high alcoholic content.; "hard liquor" |
| ~ alcoholic | characteristic of or containing alcohol.; "alcoholic drinks" |
| adj. | 9. strong, warm | freshly made or left.; "a warm trail"; "the scent is warm" |
| ~ fresh | recently made, produced, or harvested.; "fresh bread"; "a fresh scent"; "fresh lettuce" |
| adj. | 10. firm, strong | strong and sure.; "a firm grasp"; "gave a strong pull on the rope" |
| ~ forceful | characterized by or full of force or strength (often but not necessarily physical).; "a forceful speaker"; "a forceful personality"; "forceful measures"; "a forceful plan for peace" |
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