Indomitable vs Potent - What's the difference?
indomitable | potent | Related terms |
Incapable of being subdued, overcome, or vanquished.
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* 1910 , , A Shepherd's Life , ch. 7:
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Possessing strength.
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*:Little disappointed, then, she turned attention to "Chat of the Social World," gossip which exercised potent fascination upon the girl's intelligence.
Being effective, causing body effects.
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Having a sharp or offensive taste.
(lb) Able to procreate.
Very powerful or effective.
*(William Shakespeare) (1564-1616)
*:harsh and potent injuries
*(John Milton) (1608-1674)
*:Moses once more his potent rod extends.
(tincture) A heraldic fur formed by a regular tessellation of blue and white T shapes.
(obsolete) A prince; a potentate.
(obsolete) A staff or crutch.
Indomitable is a related term of potent.
As adjectives the difference between indomitable and potent
is that indomitable is incapable of being subdued, overcome, or vanquished while potent is possessing strength.As a noun potent is
(tincture) a heraldic fur formed by a regular tessellation of blue and white t shapes.indomitable
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Adjective
(en adjective)- Personal courage and an indomitable self-confidence were the chief, indeed the only, qualities which sprang to light in General Feversham.
- But he was a youth of indomitable spirit, strong and agile as a wild cat.
When Betty Got Frank," Time , 31 March:
- Nobody came on to the movie camera—wrapped it in a bear hug and wrestled it to submission—like Betty Hutton. They called this 40s singer-actress "the Blitzkrieg blond" . . . . [S]he was indomitable , unstoppable.
Synonyms
* impregnable, inexpugnable, insuperable, insurmountable, invincible, never-say-die, unbeatable, unconquerable, unsubduable, unsurmountable, unvanquishablepotent
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Adjective
(en adjective)Noun
(en noun)- (Shakespeare)
