Nearby Words
| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | solid, durable |
| Synonyms: | athletic, built to last, bulky, determined, firm, flourishing, hardy, hearty, hefty, hulking, husky, lusty, muscular, powerful, powerhouse, resolute, robust, rugged, secure, sound, stalwart, staunch, steadfast, stiff, stout, stouthearted, strapping, strong, strong-arm, substantial, tenacious, tough, unyielding, vigorous, well-built, well-made |
| Antonyms: | unstable, weak, wobbly |
| Main Entry: | athletic |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | agile; prepared to participate in sports |
| Synonyms: | able-bodied, active, brawny, energetic, fit, lusty, muscular, powerful, robust, strapping, strong, sturdy, vigorous |
| Antonyms: | unathletic |
| Main Entry: | brawny |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | muscular, strong |
| Synonyms: | able-bodied, athletic, beefy, bulky, burly, fleshy, hardy, hefty, husky, powerful, robust, sinewy, stalwart, strapping, sturdy, thewy, tough, vigorous, vital |
| Antonyms: | frail, skinny, slight, thin, weak |
| Main Entry: | burly |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | husky |
| Synonyms: | able-bodied, athletic, beefcake, beefy, big, brawny, bruising, bulky, gorillalike, hefty, hulking, hulky, hunk, muscular, portly, powerful, stocky, stout, strapping, strong, sturdy, thickset, well-built |
| Antonyms: | light, slim, small, thin |
| Main Entry: | dependable |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | reliable, responsible |
| Synonyms: | always there, carrying the load, certain, constant, faithful, good as one's word, loyal, rocklike, secure, stable, staunch, steadfast, steady, sturdy, sure, to be counted on, tried, tried-and-true, true, trustworthy, trusty, unfailing |
| Antonyms: | dishonest, irresponsible, uncertain, undependable, unreliable, unsteady, unsure |
| Main Entry: | energetic |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | full of life; forceful |
| Synonyms: | active, aggressive, animated, ball of fire, breezy, brisk, demoniac, driving, dynamic, enterprising, forcible, fresh, hardy, high-powered, indefatigable, industrious, kinetic, lively, lusty, peppy, potent, powerful, red-blooded, rugged, snappy, spirited, sprightly, spry, stalwart, strenuous, strong, sturdy, tireless, tough, unflagging, untiring, vigorous, vital, vivacious, zippy |
| Antonyms: | idle, inactive, lazy, lethargic, lifeless, slow, sluggish, tired |
| Main Entry: | firm |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | inflexible |
| Synonyms: | close, close-grained, compact, compressed, concentrated, concrete, condensed, congealed, dense, fine-grained, hard, hardened, heavy, impenetrable, impermeable, impervious, inelastic, jelled, nonporous, refractory, rigid, set, solid, solidified, stiff, sturdy, substantial, thick, tough, unyielding |
| Antonyms: | flexible, loose, slack, soft, supple, weak, yielding |
| Main Entry: | firm |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | stable, unmoving |
| Synonyms: | anchored, bolted, braced, cemented, closed, durable, embedded, fast, fastened, fixed, immobile, immovable, motionless, mounted, nailed, petrified, riveted, robust, rooted, screwed, secure, secured, set, settled, soldered, solid, sound, spiked, stationary, steady, strong, sturdy, substantial, taut, tenacious, tight, tightened, unfluctuating, unshakable, welded |
| Antonyms: | moving, unsettled, unstable, wavering |
| Main Entry: | hardy |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | strong, tough |
| Synonyms: | able, able-bodied, acclimatized, brawny, burly, capable, enduring, firm, fit, fresh, hale, hardened, healthy, hearty, hefty, in fine fettle, in good condition, in good shape, indefatigable, inured, lusty, mighty, muscular, physically fit, powerful, resistant, robust, rugged, seasoned, solid, sound, stalwart, staunch, stout, sturdy, substantial, tenacious, unflagging, vigorous, well |
| Notes: | hardy means 'strong, durable, capable' - while hearty means 'strong' in a more active way as in hearty appetite, applause, meal |
| Antonyms: | feeble, infirm, invalid, sick, tender, unhealthy, weak |
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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