Holonyms: PW, petawatt
Source: wiktionary
Terawatt
Synonyms for "terawatt"
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Choosing the right synonym
- Sentence evidence is available for terawatt, so synonym choice can be checked against real usage rather than a flat word list.
Synonym selection checklist
- Match the part of speech before comparing meanings.
- Check whether the synonym changes intensity, formality, or emotional tone.
- Read the replacement inside the full sentence, not just beside "terawatt".
- Prefer the clearest word over the most unusual word when writing for speed or comprehension.
When not to replace "terawatt"
Keep "terawatt" when the sentence already sounds natural, when a synonym would add unintended emphasis, or when readers need the most familiar wording. A synonym should clarify or sharpen the message, not simply make the sentence look more varied.
If two options seem close, choose the one that best matches the audience and purpose of the sentence.
Replacement workflow
1. Preserve meaning
Choose a synonym only if it keeps the core idea of "terawatt" intact in the sentence you are editing.
2. Tune tone
Check whether the replacement sounds more formal, casual, emotional, technical, or forceful than the original word.
3. Re-read context
Read the full sentence after the swap. Keep the synonym only when the sentence becomes clearer or more precise.
Review note: Synonym lists are ranked with lexical data and reviewed for practical writing value. Use the comparison notes, sentence evidence, and source labels together; a high-ranking synonym can still be wrong when the audience, register, or grammar changes.
Final fit check
After choosing a replacement for "terawatt", read the sentence once for meaning and once for rhythm. The best synonym should feel natural in the full sentence, not only accurate in a word list.
If the synonym makes the sentence slower, vaguer, or more dramatic than intended, keep "terawatt" or choose a simpler alternative from the closest-match group.
Sample sentences
4 total sentences available.
Meronyms: mW, milliwatt < W, watt < kW, kilowatt < MW, megawatt < GW, gigawatt
Source: wiktionary
As of 2025, it was estimated that all of the power stations on Earth were collectively generating about 15 terawatts at any given instant.
Source: wiktionary
If you are about to harvest all the hydropower of the world—this implies the schemes in which all of Greenland has to be engineered for hydropower—you have a total of something like 2.9 terawatts. If you go to large scale deployment of wind power facilities, the upper limit is 1, 2, or 3 terawatts. Tidal power for .04, wave power, if you want to have 1 terawatt, you have to provide a linear facility almost of the length of the perimeter of the earth. Ocean thermal gradient within ten kilometers of the coast line—.35 terawatts. Therefore, the renewable resources all have a similar thing in common: namely to be on the scale of 1 terawatt but not dozens of terawatts. That is the message. Energy conservation can bring you 1 terawatt and it falls in line with the soft options, but not dozens of terawatts. So what do you do then when dozens of terawatts are at stake? Fortunately there is more than one option to provide, but they all have their problems.
Source: wiktionary
Common questions
How should I check whether a synonym fits "terawatt"?
Compare the replacement against real sentence context. This entry includes sample sentences so you can check tone, grammar, and meaning before swapping words.