power level

Capacity measurement indicator

Power level is a measure of strength or ability, originally from video games and anime where characters have numerical ratings of their combat capability: His power level is over 9000!

The term has spread to general slang for someone's skill, status, or intensity in any domain: That presentation raised my power level at work.

To hide your power level means concealing your true abilities, expertise, or—in internet culture—your more extreme opinions until the moment is right.

Related

magnitude · potency · might · abilities · vigor · experience points · scouter · final form · hidden potential · horsepower · dominance · signal strength · mana · influence · watts · authority · advantage · control

Categories
Opposites
magnitude/strength

power levelweakness

Deficiency in force

low power · powerlessness · feebleness · impotence · frailty

potency/effectiveness

power levelineffectiveness

Failure to achieve results

impotence · incapacity · helplessness · futility · incompetence

fixedness/variability

power levelinnate quality

Trait present from birth

natural ability · constant

Family

power, level, powers, powered, powering, powerful, powerless, powerfully, powerlessness

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Everyday, not technical · Rated G