muscular | Definition of muscular

1 marked by a well-developed musculature

Olympic runners tend to have very muscular legs

Synonyms of muscular

brawny, sinewy

Words Related to muscular

wiry

powerful, strong

beefy, burly, hefty, hulking, husky

able-bodied, athletic, herculean, mighty, robust, rugged, stalwart, stout, strapping, sturdy

muscle-bound

sculpted

Near Antonyms of muscular

nonathletic

debilitated, delicate, effete, enervated, enfeebled, feeble, fragile, frail, weak, weakened, weakly, wimpy

light, lightweight, slight

lean, slender, slim, svelte, sylphlike, thin, willowy

emaciated, gaunt, lank, rawboned, scraggy, spare

Antonyms of muscular

scrawny, skinny

2 having muscles capable of exerting great physical force

a muscular superhero who can easily lift a ton or more

Synonyms of muscular

brawny, rugged, sinewy, stalwart, stout, strong

Words Related to muscular

forceful, forcible, mighty, potent, powerful, puissant

able-bodied, athletic, fit, trim

beefy, burly, husky, strapping

masculine, virile

hard, inured, strengthened, sturdy, tough, toughened

energetic, energized, invigorated, lusty, red-blooded, robust, vigorous, vitalized

hale, healthy, hearty, sound

Near Antonyms of muscular

challenged, disabled, incapacitated, paralyzed

impotent, powerless

puny, slight, small, unathletic, unfit, unhealthy

Antonyms of muscular

delicate, feeble, frail, weak, weakling, wimpy

3 marked by or uttered with forcefulness

a presidential speech that promises to be a muscular enunciation of the nation's foreign policy

Synonyms of muscular

aggressive, assertive, dynamic, emphatic, energetic, forceful, full-blooded, resounding, strenuous, vehement, vigorous, violent

Words Related to muscular

decided, insistent, marked, pointed

absolute, categorical (also categoric), clear, plain, unambiguous, unequivocal

arresting, compelling, conspicuous, impelling, noticeable, striking

Near Antonyms of muscular

guarded, mild, uncompelling, weak, wishy-washy

ambiguous, equivocal, halting, hesitant

understated

Antonyms of muscular

nonassertive, nonemphatic, unemphatic

4 having an abundance of some characteristic quality (as flavor)

a muscular red wine that goes especially well with beef

Synonyms of muscular

big, concentrated, full, full-bodied, heady, lusty, plush, potent,

Synonyms and Antonyms of muscular

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