super strength

Mythic physical might

Super strength is extraordinary physical power beyond normal human limits, typically attributed to fictional characters like superheroes: Superman's super strength lets him lift buildings.

The term also appears in product marketing to suggest enhanced potency: super strength pain reliever, super strength adhesive.

Sometimes used figuratively for remarkable resilience: It took super strength to get through that year.

Related

powerhouse · hulk · muscles · brute · brute force · unstoppable · titan · colossus · heavy lifting · lifting · crushing · iron · iron grip · steel · smash · punch · grip · bare hands

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Opposites
physical power level

super strengthfeebleness

Lack of strength

powerlessness · debility · infirmity · impotence · enfeeblement

heroic capability

super strengthfatal flaw

Ruinous character defect

Achilles heel · kryptonite · helplessness · defenselessness · ordinariness

human limitation

super strengthphysical disability

Impairment of bodily function

muscular dystrophy · paralysis · muscle atrophy · wasting disease

Family

super, strength, superb, superior, superiority, supremacy, supreme, supremely, superlative

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G