Definitions

resource

[ree-sawrs, -sohrs, -zawrs, -zohrs, ri-sawrs, -sohrs, -zawrs, -zohrs] / ˈri sɔrs, -soʊrs, -zɔrs, -zoʊrs, rɪˈsɔrs, -ˈsoʊrs, -ˈzɔrs, -ˈzoʊrs /

NOUN

supply drawn upon, either material or nonmaterial

Synonyms

STRONGEST

ability capability capital means property reserve source support system talent wealth

STRONG

appliance artifice assets cleverness contraption contrivance course creation device expedient fortune hoard ingenuity initiative inventiveness makeshift measure method mode quick-wittedness recourse refuge relief resourcefulness riches shift step stock stockpile store stratagem substance substitute surrogate way worth

WEAK

nest egg

Antonyms

STRONGEST

impotence inability incompetence lack weakness

STRONG

debt ignorance permanent poverty

WEAK

product

Example Sentences

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Another crucial resource in the process is water.

From BBC • Jun. 25, 2026

Crowley’s lawyers allege their client repeatedly pointed out the LAFD’s worsening resource and staffing crisis before the fire and warned that aging infrastructure, surging emergency calls and shrinking staff left the city at risk.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 23, 2026

“The ability to have a firm power resource for the Texas grid is something I think everyone would welcome,” said Chris James, founder and chief executive of Engine No. 1 and Joulent.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 22, 2026

At the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, in January, Huang pitched government leaders on treating data as a natural resource and building domestic infrastructure for it.

From Barron's • Jun. 19, 2026

One thing he remembered was the day his parents and his math teacher told him he’d be going to the resource room every Thursday because of his multiplication tables.

From "Hello, Universe" by Erin Entrada Kelly

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