IMPOTENCES Synonyms: 43 Similar and Opposite Words

impotence

noun

ˈim-pə-tən(t)s

Definition of impotence

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 That approach lowers the risk of post-surgical impotence and improves the odds of regaining function within two years after surgery. — Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 10 Aug. 2026 The procedure preserves some or all of the surrounding nerve structures that control erectile function, which reduces the risk of post-surgical impotence and increases the chances of regaining erectile function within two years after surgery. — Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 10 Aug. 2026 This prescient issue is buried in a recent, must-read Free Press article by Niall Ferguson and John-Clark Levin that laments the growing impotence of the old-fashioned historian in the face of bots and algorithmic amplifications. — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 26 July 2026 The Iran and Gaza wars have thrown that absence and European strategic impotence into sharp relief. — Galip Dalay, Time, 7 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for impotence

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inability

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The Bengals beat the Dolphins 31-24 in large part due to the offense’s inability to get the passing attack going.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 11 Oct. 2026
Stroud picked apart the Titans, and only the Texans' inability to convert twice inside the Tennessee 20 in the first half kept the final score from being worse.

— ABC News, ABC News, 11 Oct. 2026

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