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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | brave |
| Synonyms: | adventurous, bold, confident, courageous, daring, determined, fearless, game, gritty, gutsy, heroic, lionhearted, nervy, persevering, spirited, sporting, spunky, stalwart, tenacious, unafraid, undaunted, unfearful, valiant |
| Main Entry: | relentless |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | continuous, neverending |
| Synonyms: | incessant, nonstop, persistent, pertinacious, punishing, sustained, tenacious, unabated, unbroken, unfaltering, unflagging, unrelenting, unrelieved, unremitting, unstoppable |
| Antonyms: | ending, intermittent, stopping |
| Main Entry: | resolute |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | determined, strong-willed |
| Synonyms: | adamant, bold, constant, courageous, dead set on, decided, dogged, faithful, firm, fixed, immutable, inflexible, intent upon, intrepid, loyal, meaning business, obstinate, persevering, persistent, persisting, purposeful, relentless, resolved, serious, set, settled, staunch, steadfast, steady, strong, stubborn, tenacious, true, unbending, unchanging, uncompromising, undaunted, unfaltering, unflagging, unflinching, unshakable, unshaken, unwavering, unyielding, valiant |
| Antonyms: | afraid, cautious, cowardly, irresolute, weak |
| Main Entry: | secure |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | fastened, stable |
| Synonyms: | adjusted, anchored, bound, buttoned down, fast, firm, fixed, fortified, immovable, iron, locked, nailed, safe and sound, set, solid, solid as a rock, sound, staunch, steady, strong, sure, tenacious, tight |
| Antonyms: | loose, moving, unfastened, unfixed, unsecure, unstable |
| Main Entry: | stalwart |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | strong, valiant |
| Synonyms: | athletic, bold, bound, bound and determined, brave, brawny, brick-wall, courageous, daring, dauntless, dead set on, dependable, fearless, forceful, gutsy, hanging tough, hefty, husky, indomitable, intrepid, lusty, muscular, nervy, powerhouse, redoubtable, robust, rugged, sinewy, solid, spunky*, staunch, steamroller, stout, stouthearted, strapping, sturdy, substantial, tenacious, tough, unafraid, undaunted, valorous, vigorous |
| Antonyms: | cowardly, meek, weak |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | sticky |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | gummy, adhesive |
| Synonyms: | agglutinative, clinging, gluey, glutinous, ropy, syrupy, tacky, tenacious, viscid, viscous |
| Antonyms: | dry, smooth, unsticky |
| Main Entry: | stout |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | strong, brawny |
| Synonyms: | able-bodied, athletic, hard, hardy, hulking, husky, indomitable, invincible, lusty, muscular, robust, stable, stalwart, staunch, strapping, sturdy, substantial, tenacious, tough, vigorous |
| Antonyms: | weak |
| Main Entry: | strong |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | healthy, powerful |
| Synonyms: | able, able-bodied, active, athletic, big, capable, durable, enduring, energetic, firm, fixed, forceful, forcible, hale, hard as nails, hardy, hearty, heavy, heavy-duty, in fine feather, mighty, muscular, reinforced, robust, rugged, secure, sinewy, solid, sound, stable, stalwart, stark, staunch, steady, stout, strapping, sturdy, substantial, tenacious, tough, unyielding, vigorous, well-built, well-founded, well-made |
| Antonyms: | feeble, infirm, unhealthy, unpowerful, weak |
| Main Entry: | strong |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | determined, resolute |
| Synonyms: | aggressive, brave, clear, cogent, courageous, dedicated, deep, eager, fervent, fervid, fierce, firm, forceful, gutsy, handful, hard-nosed, independent, intelligent, intense, iron-willed, keen, mean, perceptive, plucky, potent, pushy, resilient, resourceful, sagacious, self-assertive, severe, staunch, steadfast, take charge, tenacious, tough, unbending, uncompromising, unyielding, vehement, violent, wicked*, zealous |
| Antonyms: | agreeable, complacent, easy-going, irresolute, laid-back, uncaring, weak |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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