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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Prime Minister Keir Starmer after his Labour Party’s bruising defeat in local elections last week.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026

Midterm elections have been bruising for most modern presidents.

From MarketWatch • May 1, 2026

Investors will need to rest up ahead of next week’s bruising slate of corporate earnings, economic data, and central bank policy meetings.

From Barron's • Apr. 24, 2026

Seeing such games out has been a recurring problem for Newcastle during a bruising campaign.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

Seeing women and their children walking happily along a street, I’d feel a pang of longing followed by a bruising wallop of inadequacy.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama

bruising

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