sheer strength
Pure brute force
Sheer strength is physical power in its purest form—raw force without technique, leverage, or mechanical advantage.
The phrase emphasizes that nothing but muscle made something possible: She lifted the beam by sheer strength alone.
It often appears when brute force succeeds where finesse might have been expected.
- brute forcePower over technique
- raw powerUntempered strength or energy
- muscleContractile body tissue
- mightGreat physical strength
- vigorActive physical strength
iron grip · iron fist · powerhouse · Herculean · titan · crushing · overpowering · unstoppable · dominance · force · sinew · biceps · heavy lifting · lifting · straining · grit · willpower · mental toughness
sheer strengthdebility
Impaired strength or vitality
infirmity · impotence · powerlessness · fragility · helplessness
sheer strengthcleverness
Mental quickness and skill
cunning · dexterity · craftiness · technique · finesse
sheer strengthbrainpower
Intellectual capacity
mental acuity · wit · intelligence · cunning · reasoning
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