Capacity
Strength
Strength noun - The ability to exert effort for the accomplishment of a task.
Usage example: the murdered man's wife didn't have the emotional strength to face reporters
Capacity is a synonym for strength in ability topic. Sometimes you can use "Capacity" instead a noun "Strength", if it concerns topics such as energy, potential.
Mutual synonyms
How words are described
| emotional | emotional capacity | emotional strength |
| high | high capacity | high strength |
| physical | physical capacity | physical strength |
| full | full capacity | full strength |
| Other adjectives: low, similar, normal, natural, average, sheer, raw, massive, increased, great, enormous, incredible, mental, extra, highest, immense, greater, higher, enhanced, magical, industrial. | ||
Both words in one sentence
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Naturally, both Shizuo's strength and capacity for destruction are listed as immeasurably high.
Source: Light Novel / Durarara!! - The lead character in SubHuman doubles up her life energy every second, giving her roughly twice human capacity in strength, speed, etc., at the cost of half a normal human's lifespan.
Source: Cast from Lifespan -
The T-Wing, used mostly by pirates, was similar in that it had poor shields and hull strength but a high missile capacity.
Source: Video Game / TIE Fighter
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Strength and Capacity. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/capacity/strength
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