| 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 |
| Main Entry: | strong |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | distinct, unmistakable |
Synonyms: |
clear, clear-cut, cogent, compelling, convincing, effective, fast, firm, forceful, formidable, great, hard, influential, marked, mighty, overpowering, persuasive, potent, powerful, redoubtable, secure, sharp, sound, stiff, stimulating, telling, trenchant, urgent, weighty, well-established, well-founded |
Antonyms: |
indistinct, mistakable, obscure, vague |
| Main Entry: | strong |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | extreme |
Synonyms: |
acute, draconian, drastic, forceful, intense, keen, severe, sharp, strict |
Antonyms: |
mild, moderate |
| Main Entry: | strong |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | forceful on the senses |
Synonyms: |
biting, bold, bright, brilliant, concentrated, dazzling, effective, fetid, full-bodied, glaring, hard, heady, high, highly flavored, highly seasoned, hot, inebriating, intoxicating, loud, malodorous, noisome, piquant, potent, powerful, pungent, pure, rancid, rank, rich, robust, sharp, spicy, stark, stimulating, stinking, straight, strong-flavored, undiluted, unmixed |
Antonyms: |
delicate, low, mild, moderate, pale, soft |
| Main Entry: | able |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | capable of performing; having an innate capacity |
Synonyms: |
adept, adequate, adroit, agile, alert, apt, bright, capable, competent, cunning, deft, dexterous, easy, effortless, endowed, equipped, facile, fitted, good, intelligent, knowing, powerful, ready, smart, strong, worthy |
| Notes: | able is having the necessary power to accomplish something while capable means having the potential to accomplish something |
Antonyms: |
ineffective, inept, infirm, powerless, unable, useless |
| 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: | bold |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | bright, striking |
Synonyms: |
clear, colorful, conspicuous, definite, evident, eye-catching, flashy, forceful, lively, loud, manifest, plain, prominent, pronounced, showy, spirited, strong, vivid |
Antonyms: |
faint, fair, light |
| Main Entry: | brave |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | bold |
Synonyms: |
adventurous, audacious, chin-up, chivalrous, confident, courageous, daring, dashing, dauntless, defiant, doughty, fearless, firm, foolhardy, forward, gallant, game, gritty, gutsy, hardy, heroic, herolike, imprudent, indomitable, intrepid, lionhearted, militant, nervy, plucky, reckless, resolute, spirited, spunky, stalwart, stout, stouthearted, strong, unabashed, unafraid, unblenching, undauntable, undaunted, undismayed, unfearful, valiant, valorous, venturesome |
Antonyms: |
afraid, cautious, fearful, frightened, humble, meek, reticent, retiring, shy, timid |
| 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 |