| Main Entry: |
robust |
| Part of Speech: |
adjective |
| Definition: |
healthy, strong |
Synonyms: |
able-bodied,
athletic,
boisterous, booming, brawny,
built,
concentrated, fit, fit as fiddle, flourishing, full-bodied, hale, hardy, hearty,
hefty, husky, in fine fettle, in good health, in good shape, in the pink,
live, lusty,
muscular,
peppy,
potent,
powerful, powerhouse, prospering,
prosperous, roaring, robustious, robustuous,
rough,
rugged, sinewy, snappy, sound, stout, strapping,
sturdy,
thriving, tiger,
tough, vigorous,
vital, well,
wicked*, zappy, zippy
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Antonyms: |
flabby, infirm, soft, unhealthy, weak
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* = informal/non-formal usage
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