Definitions

robust

[roh-buhst, roh-buhst] / roʊˈbʌst, ˈroʊ bʌst /

ADJECTIVE

healthy, strong

Synonyms

STRONGEST

booming hearty hefty potent powerful prosperous sturdy tough vigorous

WEAK

able-bodied athletic boisterous brawny built concentrated fit fit as fiddle flourishing full-bodied hale hardy husky in fine fettle in good health in good shape in the pink live lusty muscular peppy powerhouse prospering roaring robustious robustuous rough rugged sinewy snappy sound stout strapping thriving tiger vital well wicked zappy zippy

Antonyms

STRONGEST

fragile impotent incapable ineffective lethargic small unstable weak wobbly

WEAK

flabby infirm soft unhealthy

Example Sentences

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Big picture: Robust retail sales in the first three months of the year could pave the way for a rebound in gross domestic product in the first quarter.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 21, 2026

Developer Adam Riches, of indie studio Robust Games, told BBC News the different levels of funding could be good news for companies like his.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

Robust AI demand isn’t likely to last forever.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

Robust consumer spending, low unemployment, and competition for workers in some places are fueling services inflation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026

Robust humor and lofty sentiment alternated so strangely in him, that sometimes he seemed like the natural son of Rabelais, and at others he rose up a very twin brother of the Stratford Seer.

From Yesterdays with Authors by Fields, James T.

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