IMPOTENCE Synonyms: 43 Similar and Opposite Words

impotence

noun

ˈim-pə-tən(t)s

as in inability

the lack of sufficient ability, power, or means the congressional committee's essential impotence in affecting the management of the war was frustrating to its members

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Recent Examples of impotence The new procedures that will have AI determine their prior authorization decisions include nerve stimulation, steroid injections for pain management, cervical fusion, knee surgery, impotence treatment and some skin substitutes. —

Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Dec. 2025 The bulk of Jack’s patents were for medical devices, among them a knife used for hair transplants and a prosthetic device for overcoming male impotence. —

Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2025 That’s one full game of brilliance, and another full game of impotence. —

Zach Berman, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025 That there is impotence and cancer and infidelity and vanity and loss. —

Lyz Lenz, Rolling Stone, 16 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for impotence

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inability

Noun

Its launch of ChatGPT-5 in August was a disaster, as the new model had a flatter, more terse personality, as well as an alarming inability to answer basic questions.

— Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 26 Mar. 2026
Carter’s inability to stay healthy is one of the major reasons why this outfield became so problematic in each of the past two years.

— Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Mar. 2026