Ability and Sway

Ability

Ability noun - The physical or mental power to do something.

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Sway and ability are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Sway" instead a noun "Ability".

Nearby Word: able

Sway noun - The power to bring about a result on another.

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Ability and sway are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Ability" instead a noun "Sway".

Nearby Words: swayed, swaying

full	full ability	full sway
great	great ability	great sway
little	little ability	little sway
mental	mental ability	mental sway
Other adjectives: less, additional, greater.

Lampshaded and justified in Case 8 - apparently, Percy has the ability to sway people's wills and has been doing so to help Ben on his adventures.

Source: Video Game / Ben Jordan: Paranormal Investigator
Octavia will need to use all of her ability and strength to expose the truth and stop him, or the entire city may fall under his sway.

Source: Fanfic / RainbowDoubleDash's Lunaverse
Anger eventually realizes his mistake and tries to remove the idea, but the control panel locks down, as neither Anger, Fear, nor Disgust have the ability to sway Riley from her decision.

Source: The Runaway

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