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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“We expect robust auction results via demand from domestic investors,” Citi Research’s Tomohisa Fujiki says in a research report.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

Their sales remain robust, as other brands falter and scramble for answers, and Alessandro Sartori has led Zegna since 2016, which feels like an entire lifetime compared to the musical chairs at other brands.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

Investors can get in on the robust upper-end housing market through Toll Brothers stock, KBW analysts Jade Rahmani, Ryan Tomasello, and Jason Sabshon wrote in a Monday note.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

West Ham said it has clear and robust safeguarding measures in place and the club is unable to comment or provide details on "any individual safeguarding matter as per standard practice in the industry".

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

Preparations for the fair kept its economy robust, if artificially so.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson

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