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bruising

ADJECTIVE
burly
Synonyms
STRONGEST
able-bodied athletic beefy brawny bulky hulking muscular portly stocky stout strapping sturdy
WEAK
beefcake big gorillalike hefty hulky powerful strong thickset well-built
Antonyms
STRONGEST
delicate frail infirm skinny slight small thin tiny underweight weak
WEAK
light slim
ADJECTIVE
muscular
Synonyms
STRONGEST
athletic brawny burly powerful robust sinewy stout strapping sturdy vigorous wiry
WEAK
able-bodied fibrous hefty herculean hulky husky lusty mighty muscled powerhouse pumped-up ripped ropy stalwart stringy strong tiger tough well-built
Antonyms
STRONGEST
impotent skinny slight small thin weak
WEAK
delicate flabby infirm

Example Sentences

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Hockey was a bruising, inelegant sport played in the frozen tundra of Canada and the upper Midwest when Vachon was traded from the Montreal Canadiens to the Kings in the winter of 1971.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 12, 2026

Howe issued similar words after a bruising defeat against bitter rivals Sunderland last time out.

From BBC • Apr. 12, 2026

But the much-improved centre-back has typified the journey Arsenal have gone on since that bruising night on Tyneside.

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026

His most bruising reviews bring us back to ourselves, to messy, genuine feeling.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026

Late that summer, still bruising from his failed exam, Mendel planted a crop of peas.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee