Antonyms for leverage

Grammar : Noun

Spell : lev-er-ij, lee-ver-

Phonetic Transcription : ˈlɛv ər ɪdʒ, ˈli vər-

weakness

Definition of leverage

Origin : 1724, "action of a lever," from lever (n.) + -age. Meaning "power or force of a lever" is from 1827; figurative sense from 1858. The financial sense is attested by 1933, American English; as a verb by 1956. Related: Leveraged; leverages; leveraging.

noun influence

Example sentences :

This gives it leverage, or focus for the outworking of its forces.
Extract from : « Understanding the Scriptures » by Francis McConnell

If it is too high, it gives the wind a very dangerous degree of leverage.
Extract from : « All Afloat » by William Wood

In that way he gets a little more "leverage," as it is called.
Extract from : « The Wonders of the Jungle, Book Two » by Prince Sarath Ghosh

But he found this impossible to accomplish; he could secure no leverage on the instrument.
Extract from : « Chasing an Iron Horse » by Edward Robins

All the power and leverage he could bring to bear was useless.
Extract from : « The Bramble Bush » by Gordon Randall Garrett

The door was of flimsy pine, and it gave quickly to the poker's leverage.
Extract from : « The Candidate » by Joseph Alexander Altsheler

Thick soles interfere with the leverage action of the big toe.
Extract from : « Touring Afoot » by Claude Powell Fordyce

It was the Irish-Americans who got the leverage for freeing Ireland.
Extract from : « The Old World in the New » by Edward Alsworth Ross

With the leverage thus obtained, he shoved the boat faster than before.
Extract from : « Wyoming » by Edward Sylvester Ellis

"My automatic hasn't the leverage of your gun," he remarked to the Frenchman in explanation.
Extract from : « The Wolf Cub » by Patrick Casey

Synonyms for leverage

Based on : Thesaurus.com - Gutenberg.org - Dictionary.com - Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019