English
Noun
Superpower (plural Superpowers)
- (Obsolete usage) Electricity generated in a large plant that is tied into a regional network, on a larger scale than was common in the early years of commercial electricy production.
- Excessive or superior power.
- A sovereign state with dominant status on the globe and a very advanced military, especially the Soviet Union or United States.
- A fictional extraordinary physical or mental ability, especially possessed by a superhero or supervillain.
Thesaurus
ally, amperage, archduchy, archdukedom, armipotence, authority, beef, black power, body politic, brute force, buffer state, captive nation, charge, charisma, chieftaincy, chieftainry, city-state, clout, cogence, cogency, colony, commonweal, commonwealth, compulsion, country, county, dint, domain, dominion, drive, duchy, dukedom, duress, earldom, effect, effectiveness, effectuality, empery, empire, energy, flower power, force, force majeure, forcefulness, free city, full blast, full force, grand duchy, influence, kingdom, land, main force, main strength, mana, mandant, mandate, mandated territory, mandatee, mandatory, might, might and main, mightiness, moxie, muscle power, nation, nationality, pizzazz, polis, polity, poop, possession, potence, potency, potentiality, power, power pack, power structure, power struggle, powerfulness, prepotency, principality, principate, productiveness, productivity, protectorate, province, puissance, pull, punch, puppet government, puppet regime, push, realm, republic, satellite, seneschalty, settlement, sinew, sovereign nation, state, steam, strength, strong arm, sultanate, superiority, territory, toparchia, toparchy, validity, vehemence, vigor, vim, virility, virtue, virulence, vitality, wattage, weight
Etymology
super- + power
Translations
fictional extraordinary ability
