Nearby Words
| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | strong, unyielding |
| Synonyms: | adamant, bound, clinging, coherent, cohesive, determined, dogged, fast, firm, forceful, inflexible, intransigent, iron, meaning business, mulish, obdurate, obstinate, persevering, persistent, persisting, pertinacious, possessive, purposeful, relentless, resolute, retentive, set, solid, spunky, stalwart, staunch, steadfast, stout, strong-willed, stubborn, sturdy, sure, tight, tough, true, unforgetful, unshakable, unswerving |
| Antonyms: | surrendering, weak, yielding |
| Main Entry: | venturesome |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | courageous |
| Synonyms: | adventurous, aggressive, audacious, bold, brave, daredevil, daring, enterprising, fearless, foolhardy, gutsy, intrepid, overbold, plucky, pushy, rash, reckless, resourceful, risky, spirited, spunky, stalwart, stout, sturdy, temerarious, venturous |
| Antonyms: | afraid, cowardly |
| Main Entry: | vigorous |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | energetic, powerful |
| Synonyms: | active, athletic, ball of fire, bouncing, brisk, dashing, driving, dynamic, effective, efficient, enterprising, exuberant, flourishing, forceful, forcible, hale, hard-driving, hardy, healthy, hearty, intense, lively, lusty, mettlesome, peppy, persuasive, potent, red-blooded, robust, rugged, snappy, sound, spanking, spirited, steamroller, strapping, strenuous, strong, strong as an ox, sturdy, take-charge, take-over, tough, vital, zealous, zippy |
| Notes: | rigorous means demanding strict attention to rules and procedures; vigorous means strong and active physically or mentally |
| Antonyms: | enervated, idle, impotent, inactive, lethargic, weak |
| Main Entry: | well-made |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | made well |
| Synonyms: | dependable, durable, flawless, reliable, solid, sturdy |
| Antonyms: | shabby |
| Main Entry: | beefy |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | brawny |
| Synonyms: | bulky, burly, heavy, hulking, husky, muscular, sturdy, substantial, thickset, weighty |
| Antonyms: | frail, skinny, slight, slim, thin, tiny, weak |
| Main Entry: | built |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | muscular |
| Synonyms: | athletic, beefy, brawny, powerful, pumped up, stout, strapping, strong, sturdy |
| Antonyms: | puny, weak |
| Main Entry: | heavyset |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | stocky |
| Synonyms: | blocky, chunky, compact, corpulent, dumpy, fat, plump, solid, squat, stodgy, stout, stubby, stumpy, sturdy, thick, thickset |
| Main Entry: | incompressible |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | firm |
| 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 |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | kinetic |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | energetic |
| Synonyms: | active, aggressive, animated, ball of fire, breezy, brisk, demoniac, driving, dynamic, dynamical, enterprising, forceful, forcible, fresh, hardy, high-powered, indefatigable, industrious, lively, lusty, peppy, potent, powerful, red-blooded, rugged, snappy, spirited, sprightly, spry, stalwart, strenuous, strong, sturdy, tireless, tough*, unflagging, untiring, vigorous, vital, vivacious, zippy |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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