healthy

[hel-thee] / ˈhɛl θi /

ADJECTIVE

in good condition

Synonyms

STRONGEST

active athletic fresh healthful hearty lively normal robust strong tough vigorous

WEAK

able-bodied all right blooming bright-eyed bushy-tailed chipper firm fit flourishing full of life hale hardy husky in fine feather in fine fettle in good shape in the pink lusty muscular physically fit potent restored rosy-cheeked safe and sound sound stout sturdy trim unimpaired virile well whole

Antonyms

STRONGEST

apathetic delicate feeble gentle idle inactive infirm kind lazy lethargic lifeless soft unhealthy weak

WEAK

delicated diseased fragile ill indisposed poor sick sickly worn

Example Sentences

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Amino acids are the building blocks of proteins and support healthy cell function throughout the body.

From Science Daily • Jun. 1, 2026

Another Moneyist Facebook Group member, who once worked as an insurance adviser, said he once sold a strong LTC policy to a healthy client in her 70s.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 1, 2026

The ITC doesn’t allege unfair trade practices by the foreign producers, and the gross profit margins of U.S. slab producers in 2024 were a healthy 38%, according to an ITC staff report.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026

All to communicate that this was a vigorous, healthy man of action, not an ailing drunkard.

From BBC • May 30, 2026

What concerned her was that his life lacked balance; she worried that his chess single-mindedness wasn’t healthy.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady

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