sinewy | Definition of sinewy

Synonyms and Antonyms of sinewy

1 having muscles capable of exerting great physical force

the lithe, sinewy body of the ballet company's leading male dancer

Synonyms of sinewy

brawny, muscular, rugged, stalwart, stout, strong

Words Related to sinewy

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 sinewy

challenged, disabled, incapacitated, paralyzed

impotent, powerless

puny, slight, small, unathletic, unfit, unhealthy

Antonyms of sinewy

delicate, feeble, frail, weak, weakling, wimpy

2 marked by a well-developed musculature

the sinewy arms of the weight lifter

Synonyms of sinewy

brawny, muscular

Words Related to sinewy

powerful, strong

beefy, burly, hefty, hulking, husky

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

Near Antonyms of sinewy

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 sinewy

scrawny, skinny