Synonyms and Antonyms of strong
1
having muscles capable of exerting great physical force
- I need some strong people to help me move furniture
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
2
able to withstand hardship, strain, or exposure
- the doctor soon declared her strong enough to go home from the hospital
cast-iron, hard, hard-bitten, hardened, hardy, inured, rugged, stout, sturdy, tough, toughened, vigorous
flinty, leathery, resilient, stalwart
durable, enduring, everlasting, immortal, imperishable, lasting, permanent, stable, staunch (also stanch), staying, tenacious, unyielding
flourishing, prospering, thriving
able-bodied, brawny, muscular
fit, fortified, hale, healthy, husky, lusty, red-blooded, robust, sound, strapping, virile
annealed, seasoned, tempered
emasculated, enervated, enfeebled, exhausted, run-down, sapped, wasted, weakened, worn, worn out
crippled, debilitated, diseased, incapacitated, infirm, unsound
fragile, frail, puny
resistless, sensitive, susceptible, unresistant, vulnerable, yielding
mortal, perishable, temporary, transient
3
having a powerfully stimulating odor or flavor
- the garlic in the sauce is almost too strong
- that's mighty strong perfume you're wearing
acid, acidic
acrid, bitter, harsh
gingery, hot, peppery, piquant, spicy, tart, zesty, zingy
putrid, rancid, rank, skunky
acute, keen
animating, energizing
