might

Speech parts

1. might - Noun

2. might - Adjective

3. might - Verb

Derived from may

Meaning

of May

imp. of May.

Force or power of any kind, whether of body or mind; energy or intensity of purpose, feeling, or action; means or resources to effect an object; strength; force; power; ability; capacity.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

power mightiness energy force influence brawn ability capacity capability competence sway potency clout strength vigor

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Antonyms

must lack ban fault inability disadvantage

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Hypernyms

strength

Phrases with the word

with all one's might if I might be so bold with might and main might as well be hanged for a sheep as for a lamb try as I might come what might

Examples

Orthodoxy is life. If we don't live Orthodoxy, we simply are not Orthodox, no matter what formal beliefs we might hold. Seraphim Rose

Let us become like Christ, since Christ became like us. He assumed the worse that He might give us the better; He became poor that we through His poverty might be rich. Gregory of Nazianzus

To repent is not to look downwards at my own shortcomings, but upwards at God's love, it is not to look backwards with self-reproach but forward with trustfulness, it is to see not what I have failed to be, but what by the grace of Christ I might yet become. John Climacus

No matter how beautiful and well crafted a coffin might look, it will not make anyone wish for death. African Proverb

Be careful what you wish for, you might just get it. English Proverb

If you have no enemies think then that your own mother might have produced one. Bulgarian Proverb

Close letter words and terms

migfilin Miggins Miggy might and main might as well might as well be hanged for a sheep as for a lamb