Nouns (5)
feelings
n. emotional or moral sensitivity (especially in relation to personal principles or dignity); "the remark hurt his feelings"
have, millionaire, wealthy person, rich person
n. a person who possesses great material wealth
Verbs (66)
have
v. have a personal or business relationship with someone; "have a postdoc"; "have an assistant"; "have a lover"
experience, have
v. undergo; "The stocks had a fast run-up"
have, have left
v. have left; "I have two years left"; "I don't have any money left"; "They have two more years before they retire"
have, receive
v. get something; come into possession of; "receive payment"; "receive a gift"; "receive letters from the front"
feature, have
v. have as a feature; "This restaurant features the most famous chefs in France"
have, must
v. be likely or probable; "They have to be kidding"
have, deal with
v. be confronted with; "What do we have here?"; "Now we have a fine mess"
have, be ill with, suffer from
v. suffer from; be ill with; "She has arthritis"
have, suffer, sustain
v. undergo (as of injuries and illnesses); "She suffered a fracture in the accident"; "He had an insulin shock after eating three candy bars"; "She got a bruise on her leg"; "He got his arm broken in the scuffle"
let, have, get
v. cause to move; cause to be in a certain position or condition; "He got his squad on the ball"; "This let me in for a big surprise"; "He got a girl into trouble"
take, have, consume, ingest
v. serve oneself to, or consume regularly; "Have another bowl of chicken soup!"; "I don't take sugar in my coffee"
hold, have, have got
v. have or possess, either in a concrete or an abstract sense; "She has $1,000 in the bank"; "He has got two beautiful daughters"; "She holds a Master's degree from Harvard"
have, own, possess, have possession of
v. have ownership or possession of; "He owns three houses in Florida"; "How many cars does she have?"
take, have, accept
v. receive willingly something given or offered; "The only girl who would have him was the miller's daughter"; "I won't have this dog in my house!"; "Please accept my present"
make, have, get
v. achieve a point or goal; "Nicklaus had a 70"; "The Brazilian team got 4 goals"; "She made 29 points that day"
need, have, have got, must
v. be obliged, required, or forced to
throw, make, hold, give, have
v. organize or be responsible for; "hold a reception"; "have, throw, or make a party"; "give a course"
experience, have, get, receive, undergo
v. go through (mental or physical states or experiences); "get an idea"; "experience vertigo"; "get nauseous"; "undergo a strange sensation"; "The chemical undergoes a sudden change"; "The fluid undergoes shear"; "receive injuries"; "have a feeling"
bear, birth, have, deliver, birthe, give birth to, give birth
v. cause_to_be_born; "My wife had twins yesterday!"
cause, make, have, stimulate, get, induce
v. cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner; "The ads induced me to buy a VCR"; "My children finally got me to buy a computer"; "My wife made me buy a new sofa"
Adverbs (0)
Adjectives (35)
suppressed
adj. kept from public knowledge by various means;
suppressed
adj. manifesting or subjected to suppression; "a suppressed press"
strong
adj. of verbs not having standard (or regular) inflection; "`sing' is a strong verb"
strong
adj. having strength or power greater than average or expected; "a strong radio signal"; "strong medicine"; "a strong man"
tough, strong
adj. substantially made or constructed; "sturdy steel shelves"; "sturdy canvas"; "a tough all-weather fabric"; "some plastics are as tough as metal"
firm, strong
adj. strong and sure; "a firm grasp"; "gave a strong pull on the rope"
warm, strong
adj. freshly made or left; "a warm trail"; "the scent is warm"
strong, hard
adj. being distilled rather than fermented; having a high alcoholic content; "hard liquor"
pronounced, strong
adj. not faint or feeble; "a strong odor of burning rubber"
potent, strong
adj. having or wielding force or authority; "providing the ground soldier with increasingly potent weapons"
suppressed, stifled, strangled
adj. held in check with difficulty; "a smothered cough"; "a stifled yawn"; "a strangled scream"; "suppressed laughter"
heavy, strong, accented
adj. used of syllables
husky, vigorous, strong, beefy, burly, buirdly, strapping
adj. strong and heavily built: "a vigorous old man who spent half of his day on horseback"- W. H. Hudson; "`buirdly' is a Scottish term: a buirdly lad for twelve"
secure, inviolable, impregnable, unassailable, strong, unattackable
adj. able to withstand attack; "an impregnable fortress"; "fortifications that made the frontier inviolable"
Fuzzynyms (334)
heart, affectionateness, fondness, tenderness, affection, warmheartedness
n. a positive feeling of liking; "he had trouble expressing the affection he felt"; "the child won everyone's heart"; "the warmness of his welcome made us feel right at home"
attachment, fond regard
n. a feeling of affection for a person or an institution
egotism, self-importance, ego
n. an inflated feeling of pride in your superiority to others
pride
n. a feeling of self-respect and personal worth
self-esteem
n. a feeling of pride in yourself
king, power, baron, magnate, tycoon, big businessman, business leader, top executive
n. a very wealthy or powerful businessman; "an oil baron"
financier, moneyman
n. a person skilled in large scale financial transactions
industrialist
n. someone who manages or has significant financial interest in an industrial enterprise
take, take on, accept, admit
v. admit into a group or community; "accept students for graduate study"; "We'll have to vote on whether or not to admit a new member"
lodge, accommodate
v. provide housing for; "We are lodging three foreign students this semester"
welcome, accept gladly
v. accept gladly; "I welcome your proposals"
reach, pull off, accomplish, attain, achieve
v. to gain with effort; "she achieved her goal despite setbacks"
draw, reap
v. get or derive; "He drew great benefits from his membership in the association"
incorporate, contain, comprise
v. include or contain; have as a component; "A totally new idea is comprised in this paper"; "The record contains many old songs from the 1930's"
carry, hold, take, bear, contain
v. contain or hold; have within; "The jar carries wine"; "The canteen holds fresh water"; "This can contains water"
subsume, contain
v. contain or include; "This new system subsumes the old one"
bolt
v. swallow hastily
bolt, gobble, eat hastily
v. eat hastily without proper chewing; "Don't bolt your food!"
run through, exhaust, wipe out, consume, deplete, run out of, use up, eat into
v. use up (resources or materials); "this car consumes a lot of gas"; "We exhausted our savings"; "They run through 20 bottles of wine a week"
gulp, raven, pig, devour, guttle
v. eat greedily; "he devoured three sandwiches"
gulp, swig, quaff
v. to swallow hurriedly or greedily or in one draught; "The men gulped down their beers"
sup, dine, eat dinner, have dinner
v. have supper; eat dinner; "We often dine with friends in this restaurant"
control, mortify, subdue, contain
v. practice self-denial of one's body and appetites
share, partake, partake in
v. have, give, or receive a share of; "We shared the cake"
receive
v. partake of the Holy Eucharist sacrament
enjoy, revel in, take delight in, delight in
v. take delight in; "he delights in his granddaughter"
hold, keep, maintain
v. keep in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., "keep clean"; "hold in place"; "She always held herself as a lady"; "The students keep me on my toes"
throw, make, hold, give, have
v. organize or be responsible for; "hold a reception"; "have, throw, or make a party"; "give a course"
have, own, possess, have possession of
v. have ownership or possession of; "He owns three houses in Florida"; "How many cars does she have?"
deduct, withhold, recoup
v. retain and refrain from disbursing; of payments; "My employer is withholding taxes"
hold, retain, hold back, keep back
v. secure and keep for possible future use or application; "The landlord retained the security deposit"; "I reserve the right to disagree"
hold, reserve, retain
v. secure and keep for possible future use or application; "The landlord retained the security deposit"; "I reserve the right to disagree"
reserve, earmark, set aside, allow, appropriate
v. give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause; "I will earmark this money for your research"; "She sets aside time for meditation every day"
harbor, harbour, keep possession of
v. keep in one's possession; of animals
nurture, sustain, nourish
v. provide with nourishment; "We sustained ourselves on bread and water"; "This kind of food is not nourishing for young children"
hold, keep, maintain
v. keep in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., "keep clean"; "hold in place"; "She always held herself as a lady"; "The students keep me on my toes"
throw, make, hold, give, have
v. organize or be responsible for; "hold a reception"; "have, throw, or make a party"; "give a course"
hold, have, have got
v. have or possess, either in a concrete or an abstract sense; "She has $1,000 in the bank"; "He has got two beautiful daughters"; "She holds a Master's degree from Harvard"
monopolize, control fully
v. have and control fully and exclusively; "He monopolizes the laser printer"
master, dominate
v. have dominance or the power to defeat over; "Her pain completely mastered her"; "The methods can master the problems"
carry, hold, take, bear, contain
v. contain or hold; have within; "The jar carries wine"; "The canteen holds fresh water"; "This can contains water"
exhibit, possess
v. have as an attribute, knowledge, or skill; "he possesses great knowledge about the Middle East"
touch, match, equal, rival
v. be equal to in quality or ability; "Nothing can rival cotton for durability"; "Your performance doesn't even touch that of your colleagues"; "Her persistence and ambition only matches that of her parents"
hold, keep, maintain
v. keep in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., "keep clean"; "hold in place"; "She always held herself as a lady"; "The students keep me on my toes"
have, own, possess, have possession of
v. have ownership or possession of; "He owns three houses in Florida"; "How many cars does she have?"
hold, have, have got
v. have or possess, either in a concrete or an abstract sense; "She has $1,000 in the bank"; "He has got two beautiful daughters"; "She holds a Master's degree from Harvard"
organize
v. cause to be structured or ordered or operating according to some principle or idea
tackle, challenge with a tackle
v. seize and throw down an opponent player, who usually carries the ball
see
v. perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight; "You have to be a good observer to see all the details"; "Can you see the bird in that tree?"; "He is blind--he cannot see"
turn, change state
v. undergo a transformation or a change of position or action; "We turned from Socialism to Capitalism"; "The people turned against the President when he stole the election"
produce, get, grow, develop, acquire
v. come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes); "He grew a beard"; "The patient developed abdominal pains"; "I got funny spots all over my body"; "Well-developed breasts"
hack, whoop
v. cough spasmodically; "The patient with emphysema is hacking all day"
make equal, liberate, emancipate, free from constraints
v. give equal rights to; of women and minorities
coax, palaver, blarney, wheedle, cajole, sweet-talk, inveigle
v. influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering; "He palavered her into going along"
assure, convince
v. assure somebody of the truth of something with the intention of giving the listener confidence; "I assured him that traveling to Cambodia was safe"
turn, convert, convince, win over
v. make (someone) agree, understand, or realize the truth or validity of something; "He had finally convinced several customers of the advantages of his product"
pressure, force, coerce
v. to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means :"She forced him to take a job in the city"; "He squeezed her for information"
influence, charm, tempt
v. induce into action by using one's charm; "She charmed him into giving her all his money"
pull, pull in, draw in, attract
v. direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes; "Her good looks attract the stares of many men"; "The ad pulled in many potential customers"; "This pianist pulls huge crowds"; "The store owner was happy that the ad drew in many new customers"
beg, implore, pray
v. call upon in supplication; entreat; "I beg you to stop!"
thrust, force
v. impose or thrust urgently, importunately, or inexorably; "She forced her diet fads on him"
push, force
v. move with force, "He pushed the table into a corner"
buy, bribe, corrupt, pay a bribe to
v. make illegal payments to in exchange for favors or influence; "This judge can be bought"
lure, tempt, entice
v. provoke someone to do something through (often false or exaggerated) promises or persuasion; "He lured me into temptation"
allure, tempt
v. dispose or incline or entice to; "We were tempted by the delicious-looking food"
entrance, capture, charm, trance, bewitch, enchant, enamour, becharm, enamor, captivate, beguile, fascinate
v. attract; cause to be enamored; "She captured all the men's hearts"
bid, invite
v. ask someone in a friendly way to do something
restrain, constrain, encumber, cumber
v. hold back
press, urge, exhort
v. force or impel in an indicated direction; "I urged him to finish his studies"
fire, arouse, elicit, evoke, provoke, enkindle, kindle
v. call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses); "arouse pity"; "raise a smile"; "evoke sympathy"
staunch, steadfast, unswerving
adj. firm and dependable especially in loyalty; "a steadfast ally"; "a staunch defender of free speech"; "unswerving devotion"; "unswerving allegiance"
fast, firm, loyal, truehearted
adj. unwavering in devotion to friend or vow or cause; "a firm ally"; "loyal supporters"; "the true-hearted soldier...of Tippecanoe"- Campaign song for William Henry Harrison; "fast friends"
firm, unchanging, unvarying
adj. not liable to fluctuate or especially to fall; "stocks are still firm"
whole, sound, hale
adj. exhibiting or restored to vigorous good health; "hale and hearty"; "whole in mind and body"; "a whole person again"
hardy
adj. able to survive under unfavorable conditions; "strawberries are hardy and easy to grow"; "camels are tough and hardy creatures"
stout, stalwart, hardy, sturdy
adj. having rugged physical strength; inured to fatigue or hardships; "hardy explorers of northern Canada"; "proud of her tall stalwart son"; "stout seamen"; "sturdy young athletes"
convincing
adj. causing one to believe the truth of something; "a convincing story"; "a convincing manner"
vigorous, forceful, muscular
adj. having or suggesting great physical power or force; "the muscular and passionate Fifth Symphony"
sound
adj. financially secure and safe; "sound investments"; "a sound economy"
virile
adj. (of a male) capable of copulation
heady, intoxicating
adj. extremely exciting as if by alcohol or a narcotic
potent, strong
adj. having or wielding force or authority; "providing the ground soldier with increasingly potent weapons"
pungent
adj. strong and sharp;"the pungent taste of radishes"; "the acrid smell of burning rubber"
harsh, grim, dour, ungentle
adj. harshly uninviting or formidable in manner or appearance; "a dour, self-sacrificing life"; "a forbidding scowl"; "a grim man loving duty more than humanity"; "undoubtedly the grimmest part of him was his iron claw"- J.M.Barrie
hefty, muscular, powerful, brawny
adj. (of a person) possessing physical strength and weight; rugged and powerful; "a hefty athlete"; "a muscular boxer"; "powerful arms"
stout, stalwart, hardy, sturdy
adj. having rugged physical strength; inured to fatigue or hardships; "hardy explorers of northern Canada"; "proud of her tall stalwart son"; "stout seamen"; "sturdy young athletes"
telling, impressive
adj. producing a strong effect; "gave an impressive performance as Othello"; "a telling gesture"
heady, intoxicating
adj. extremely exciting as if by alcohol or a narcotic
strong
adj. having strength or power greater than average or expected; "a strong radio signal"; "strong medicine"; "a strong man"
formidable, tall
adj. impressively difficult; "a tall order"
sound, healthy, intelligent, levelheaded
adj. exercising or showing good judgment; "healthy scepticism"; "a healthy fear of rattlesnakes"; "the healthy attitude of French laws"; "healthy relations between labor and management"; "an intelligent solution"; "a sound approach to the problem"; "sound advice"; "no sound explanation for his decision"
healthy
adj. having or indicating good health in body or mind; free from infirmity or disease; "a rosy healthy baby"; "staying fit and healthy"
athletic
adj. having a sturdy and well proportioned body; "an athletic build"
hefty, muscular, powerful, brawny
adj. (of a person) possessing physical strength and weight; rugged and powerful; "a hefty athlete"; "a muscular boxer"; "powerful arms"
big, large
adj. above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent; "a large city"; "set out for the big city"; "a large sum"; "a big (or large) barn"; "a large family"; "big businesses"; "a big expenditure"; "a large number of newspapers"; "a big group of scientists"; "large areas of the world"
stout, heavyset, portly
adj. euphemisms for `fat'; "men are portly and women are stout"
whole, sound, hale
adj. exhibiting or restored to vigorous good health; "hale and hearty"; "whole in mind and body"; "a whole person again"
well
adj. in good health especially after having suffered illness or injury; "appears to be entirely well"; "the wound is nearly well"; "a well man"; "I think I'm well; at least I feel well"
hefty
adj. of considerable weight and size; "a hefty dictionary"
heavy, weighty
adj. of comparatively great physical weight or density; "a heavy load"; "lead is a heavy metal"; "heavy mahogany furniture"
lusty, hearty, full-blooded, red-blooded
adj. endowed with or exhibiting great bodily or mental health; "a hearty glow of health"
rugged
adj. sturdy and strong in constitution or construction; enduring; "a rugged trapper who spent months in the wilderness"; "those that survive are stalwart rugged men"; "with a house full of boys you have to have rugged furniture"
robust
adj. strong enough to withstand or overcome intellectual challenges or adversity; "the experiment yielded robust results"; "a robust faith"
hardy
adj. able to survive under unfavorable conditions; "strawberries are hardy and easy to grow"; "camels are tough and hardy creatures"
vigorous, forceful, muscular
adj. having or suggesting great physical power or force; "the muscular and passionate Fifth Symphony"
solid, substantial, sturdy
adj. of good quality and condition; solidly built; "a solid foundation"; "several substantial timber buildings"
compact, thick, thickset, heavyset, stocky
adj. heavy and compact in form or stature; "a wrestler of compact build"; "he was tall and heavyset"; "stocky legs"; "a thick middle-aged man"; "a thickset young man"
Synonyms (136)
absorb, take over
v. take up, as of debts or payments; "absorb the costs for something"
bear, assume, accept, take over
v. take on as one's own the expenses or debts of another person; "I'll accept the charges"; "She agreed to bear the responsibility"
take in
v. provide with shelter
jerking, jerky, arrhythmic, unsteady
adj. not having a steady rhythm; "an arrhythmic heartbeat"
crooked, asymmetrical
adj. irregular in shape or outline; "asymmetrical features"; "a dress with an crooked hemline"
casual, occasional
adj. occuring from time to time; "casual employment"; "a casual correspondence with a former teacher"; "an occasional worker"
grab
adj. taken or to be taken at random: "grab samples"
improper, unconventional, unlawful
adj. not conforming to legality, moral law, or social convention; "an unconventional marriage"; "improper banking practices"
randomized
adj. set up or distributed in a deliberately random way
straggly
adj. growing or spreading sparsely or irregularly; "straggly ivy"
substandard
adj. falling short of some prescribed norm; "substandard housing"
powerful
adj. having great power or force or potency or effect; "the most powerful government in western Europe"; "his powerful arms"; "a powerful bomb"; "the horse's powerful kick"; "powerful drugs"; "a powerful argument"
robust
adj. physically strong
rugged
adj. sturdy and strong in constitution or construction; enduring; "a rugged trapper who spent months in the wilderness"; "those that survive are stalwart rugged men"; "with a house full of boys you have to have rugged furniture"
tough, toughened
adj. physically toughened; "the tough bottoms of his feet"
hardy
adj. able to survive under unfavorable conditions; "strawberries are hardy and easy to grow"; "camels are tough and hardy creatures"
crushing, bruising
adj. brutally forceful and compelling; "protected from the bruising facts of battle"
telling, effective, cogent
adj. powerfully persuasive; "a cogent argument"; "a telling presentation"; "a weighty argument"
emphatic, exclamatory
adj. sudden and strong; "an emphatic no"
strong-arm, physical, forcible
adj. impelled by physical force especially against resistance; "forcible entry"; "a real cop would get physical"; "strong-arm tactics"
impellent
adj. forcing forward or onward; impelling; "an impellent power"; "an impellent cause"
caller
adj. fresh; "caller fish"
crisp, firm
adj. pleasingly firm and fresh and making a crunching noise when chewed; "crisp carrot and celery sticks"; "a firm apple"; "crunchy lettuce"
fresh-cut
adj. cut recently; "fresh-cut flowers"
good, unspoiled, unspoilt
adj. not left to spoil; "the meat is still good"
hot, new
adj. newly made; "a hot scent"
new-made
adj. newly made; "the aroma of new-made bread"
intoxicant, intoxicating
adj. able to intoxicate
laced, spiked
adj. having alcohol added: "a cup of brandy-laced coffee"; "he drank too much of the spiked punch"
spirituous, spiritous
adj. containing or of the nature of alcohol; "spiritous beverages"; "spirituous liquors"
aggravated, intensified
adj. made more severe or intense especially in law; "aggravated assault"
bad, big
adj. very intense; "a bad headache"; "in a big rage"; "had a big (or bad) shock"; "a bad earthquake"; "a bad storm"
blood-and-guts
adj. marked by great zeal or violence; "real blood-and-guts fiction"; "blood-and-guts football"
concentrated
adj. intensely focused; "her concentrated passion held them at bay"
consuming, overwhelming
adj. very intense; "politics is his consuming passion"; "overwhelming joy"
crash
adj. highly concentrated or intense: "a crash course"
exquisite
adj. intense or sharp; "suffered exquisite pain"; "felt exquisite pleasure"
extreme, deep, severe, horrible, terrible, profound, such
adj. intense or extreme in degree or quality: "intense anxiety,"; "extreme cold"; "deep trouble"; "horrible weather"; "profound regret"; "severe pain"; "such grief"; "a terrible cough"
violent, vehement, fierce
adj. marked by extreme intensity of emotions or convictions; inclined to react violently; fervid; "fierce loyalty"; "in a tearing rage"; "vehement dislike"; "violent passions"
high, heavy, big, violent
adj. marked by intense physical force: "a big wind"; "a violent squall"; "heavy seas"; "high winds"
raging, hot
adj. very severe; "a raging thirst"; "a raging toothache"
concentrated, intensive
adj. characterized by a high degree or intensity; often used as a combining form; "the questioning was intensive"; "intensive care"; "research-intensive"; "a labor-intensive industry"
intensive
adj. characterized by a high degree or intensity; often used as a combining form; "the questioning was intensive"; "intensive care"; "research-intensive"; "a labor-intensive industry"
main
adj. of force; of the greatest possible intensity; "by main strength"
thick
adj. (of darkness) very intense; "thick night"; "thick darkness"; "a face in deep shadow"; "deep night"
thickening
adj. becoming more intricate or complex; "a thickening plot"
unabated
adj. continuing at full strength or intensity; "the winds are unabated"; "the popularity of his books among young people continued unabated"
utmost, uttermost
adj. of the greatest possible degree or extent or intensity; "extreme cold"; "extreme caution"; "extreme pleasure"; "utmost contempt"; "to the utmost degree"; "in the uttermost distress"
almighty, all-powerful, omnipotent
adj. having unlimited power
coercive
adj. serving or intended to coerce; "authority is directional instead of coercive"
compelling
adj. driving or forcing; "compelling ambition"
vigorous, forceful, muscular
adj. having or suggesting great physical power or force; "the muscular and passionate Fifth Symphony"
high-powered
adj. (used of microscopes) capable of a high degree of magnification; "a high-powered microscope"
hopped-up
adj. (of an automobile) having the engine modified to give extra power; "a hopped-up jalopy"
mighty
adj. having or showing great strength or force or intensity; "struck a mighty blow"; "the mighty logger Paul Bunyan"; "the pen is mightier than the sword"- Bulwer-Lytton
powered
adj. (often used in combination) having or using or propelled by means of power or power of a specified kind; "powered flight"; "kerosine-powered jet engines"
puissant
adj. powerful
regent
adj. acting or functioning as a regent or ruler; "prince-regent"
ruling, regnant, reigning
adj. exercising power or authority
supercharged
adj. (of e.g. an engine) having the power increased by fitting with a supercharger
pent-up, repressed
adj. characterized by or showing the suppression of impulses or emotions; "her severe upbringing had left her inhibited"; "a very inhibited young man, anxious and ill at ease"; "their reactions were partly the product of pent-up emotions"; "repressed rage turned his face scarlet"
emphatic, emphasized
adj. spoken with emphasis; "an emphatic word"
long
adj. (prosody) used of vowels or syllables
masculine
adj. (music or poetry) ending on an accented beat or syllable; "a masculine cadence"; "the masculine rhyme of `annoy, enjoy'"
big-boned
adj. having a bone structure that is massive in contrast with the surrounding flesh
chesty, big-chested
adj. marked by a large or well-developed chest; "he was big-chested, big-shouldered and heavy-armed"
big-shouldered, broad-shouldered, square-shouldered
adj. having broad shoulders; "big-shouldered and heavy-armed"
iron, rugged, cast-iron
adj. extremely robust; "an iron constitution"
stout, stalwart, hardy, sturdy
adj. having rugged physical strength; inured to fatigue or hardships; "hardy explorers of northern Canada"; "proud of her tall stalwart son"; "stout seamen"; "sturdy young athletes"
heavy-armed
adj. having massive arms; "he was big-chested, big-shouldered and heavy-armed"
square-built
adj. broad and solidly built
bombproof, shellproof
adj. able to resist the explosive force of bombs and shells; "bombproof shelter"
defendable, defensible
adj. capable of being defended
entrenched
adj. dug in
impenetrable
adj. impossible to understand; "impenetrable jargon"
untouchable
adj. beyond the reach of criticism or attack or impeachment; "for the first time criticism was directed at a hitherto untouchable target"- Newsweek
Antonyms (63)
reject, decline, refuse, turn down, pass up
v. refuse to accept; "He refused my offer of hospitality"
miss, lack
v. be without; "This soup lacks salt"; "There is something missing in my jewellery box!"
exclude
v. lack or fail to include; "The cost for the trip excludes food and beverages"
want, lack
v. be without, lack; be deficient in; "want courtesy"; "want the strength to go on living"; "flood victims wanting food and shelter"
refrain, abstain, desist, abstain from, desist from, refrain from
v. choose not to consume; "I abstain from alcohol"
surrender, deliver, give up, cede
v. relinquish possession or control over; "The squatters had to surrender the building after the police moved in"
lose, fail to keep, fail to maintain
v. fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense; "She lost her purse when she left it unattended on her seat"
release, free, unblock, unfreeze
v. make (assets) available; "release the holdings in the dictator's bank account"
drop, let fall
v. let fall to the ground; "Don't drop the dishes"
refuse to acknowledge, disavow
v. refuse to acknowledge; disclaim knowledge of; responsibility for, or association with; "Her husband disavowed her after 30 years of marriage and six children"
reject, decline, refuse, turn down, pass up
v. refuse to accept; "He refused my offer of hospitality"
abort
v. terminate a pregnancy by undergoing an abortion
dissuade, deter
v. turn away from by persuasion; "Negative campaigning will only dissuade people"
publicized
adj. made known; especially made widely known
weak
adj. having little physical or spiritual strength; "a weak link"
faint, feeble
adj. lacking strength or vigor; "damning with faint praise"; "faint resistance"; "feeble efforts"; "a feeble voice"
lame, feeble
adj. pathetically lacking in force or effectiveness; "a feeble excuse"; "a lame argument"
weak, powerless
adj. lacking power
frail
adj. physically weak; "an invalid's frail body"
clear, distinct
adj. well articulated or enunciated: "intelligible pronunciation"
firm, steady, steadfast, unshakable, unfaltering, unwavering
adj. marked by firm determination or resolution; not shakable; "firm convictions"; "a firm mouth"; "steadfast resolve"; "a man of unbendable perseverence"; "unwavering loyalty"
halfhearted, half-hearted, lukewarm
adj. feeling or showing little interest or enthusiasm; "a halfhearted effort"; "gave only lukewarm support to the candidate"
weak, powerless
adj. lacking power
frail
adj. physically weak; "an invalid's frail body"
vulnerable
adj. susceptible to attack; "a vulnerable bridge"
have strong suppressed feelings
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