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body

[bod-ee] / ˈbɒd i /
NOUN
physique
Synonyms
STRONGEST
frame torso
STRONG
anatomy bod build chassis embodiment figure form makeup protoplasm shaft shape trunk
WEAK
bag of bones carcass constitution mortal part
Antonyms
WEAK
head mind soul spirit
NOUN
corpse
Synonyms
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carcass dead body remains
STRONG
ashes bones cadaver deceased stiff
WEAK
carrion clay corpus delicti dust relic
NOUN
human being
Synonyms
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individual party person
STRONG
being human mortal personage soul
Antonyms
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animal creature
STRONG
plant
WEAK
fantasy spirit
NOUN
bulk; central portion
Synonyms
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frame material skeleton
STRONG
assembly basis bed chassis core corpus crux essence fuselage gist groundwork hull majority mass matter pith staple substance substructure sum tenor total trunk whole
WEAK
gravamen main part
NOUN
crowd
Synonyms
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group party society
STRONG
array batch bunch bundle clump cluster horde lot majority mass mob multitude parcel set throng
Antonyms
STRONG
individual single
NOUN
main part of written work
Synonyms
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heart material
STRONG
argument burden core discourse dissertation evidence exposition gist meat pith sense substance text thesis treatise
Antonyms
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prologue
STRONG
conclusion ending epilogue foreword introduction preface
WEAK
abstract concept outline summary

Example Sentences

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According to the World Health Organization, one in 10 women live with the incurable condition, which occurs when tissue similar to the lining of the womb grows elsewhere in the body.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

Some of the chickpeas are mashed back into the pot for body.

From Salon • Apr. 3, 2026

“The Queen,” Trotzig writes, “was consumed by her own pain . . . her heart cried out like a body about to be crushed under a boulder.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

The researchers also looked beyond symptoms to understand what was happening inside the body.

From Science Daily • Apr. 3, 2026

“Drum lesson with Cat,” Harry said, sitting straight-backed as she settled herself, backpack in her lap, body centered in her space on the other end of the pickup bench.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.