Oomph

//ʊmf//

Synonyms for "oomph" (29 found)

Ranked by relevance and common usage.

Related word relations

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More general

3 entries

Synonyms

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dbpedia genre

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derived

2 entries

is a

1 entries

related to

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Translations

31 translations across 8 languages.

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Afrikaans

1 entries
  • oemf noun (strength, power, passion or effectiveness; clout)

Chinese Mandarin

3 entries
  • 力气 noun (strength, power, passion or effectiveness; clout)
  • 气质 noun (strength, power, passion or effectiveness; clout)
  • 精力 noun (strength, power, passion or effectiveness; clout)

Dutch

4 entries
  • aantrekkingskracht noun (sex appeal)
  • animo noun (strength, power, passion or effectiveness; clout)
  • geestdrift noun (strength, power, passion or effectiveness; clout)
  • sex-appeal noun (sex appeal)

Finnish

1 entries
  • puhti noun (strength, power, passion or effectiveness; clout)

German

4 entries
  • Ausstrahlung noun (sex appeal)
  • Bums noun (a bassy grunting or thudding sound)
  • Feuer noun (sex appeal)
  • Pep noun (strength, power, passion or effectiveness; clout)

Polish

4 entries
  • burknięcie noun (a bassy grunting or thudding sound)
  • chrząknięcie noun (a bassy grunting or thudding sound)
  • energia noun (strength, power, passion or effectiveness; clout)
  • ikra noun (strength, power, passion or effectiveness; clout)

Russian

3 entries
  • напряжение noun (strength, power, passion or effectiveness; clout)
  • сила noun (strength, power, passion or effectiveness; clout)
  • усилие noun (strength, power, passion or effectiveness; clout)

Spanish

4 entries
  • garra noun (strength, power, passion or effectiveness; clout)
  • marcha noun (strength, power, passion or effectiveness; clout)
  • mosh noun (strength, power, passion or effectiveness; clout)
  • punche noun (strength, power, passion or effectiveness; clout)

Sample sentences

4 total sentences available.

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Use a mild cleanser, but pick something with enough oomph to do the job.

Source: wiktionary

"Yes, well they're finding it difficult, sir. They are afflicted with a certain lassitude. They're just finding it hard to get behind the job. They lack oomph."

Source: wiktionary

Adding layers of texture to a cookie by folding in ground-down bits of goodness is one of our favorite ways to pack a big punch, but you need to choose your fighter wisely. If you pick something too smooth, your cookie won't gain any oomph, and if you choose something too flavorful, your cookie may end up overwhelming (sorry, Flamin' Hot Cheetos).

Source: wiktionary

'Come to think of it, the girl looked a bit like Ann,' Jerry reflected. 'Foxy, know what I mean? Garbo eyes, lots of oomph.'

Source: wiktionary

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.