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Adjectives (6)
husky, vigorous, strong, beefy, burly, buirdly
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"
Fuzzynyms (48)
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 (15)
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
Antonyms (1)
frail
adj. physically weak; "an invalid's frail body"
strapping
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