Authority
Authority noun - The capacity to persuade.
Usage example: a strict grammarian whose pronouncements carried plenty of authority with my third-grade English teacher
Strength is a synonym for authority in power topic. In some cases you can use "Strength" instead a noun "Authority", when it comes to topics like command, prerogative.
How words are described
| human | human authority | human strength |
| good | good authority | good strength |
| high | high authority | high strength |
| full | full authority | full strength |
| Other adjectives: equal, total, considerable, actual, real, great, personal, moral, supernatural, new, military, extra, highest, last, greatest, higher, newfound. | ||
Both words in one sentence
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This is so effective that afterward, the ability to open a Gateway becomes the new measure of an Aes Sedai's strength and authority.
Source: Military Mage -
He is a giant, both in strength and authority.
Source: Fanfic / Dauntless - There is (at least) one ultimate authority that Goku has yet to surpass in strength.
Cite this Source
Strength and Authority. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/authority/strength
Authority & Strength. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/authority/strength>.
Strength or Authority. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/authority/strength.
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