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strong
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- pronunciation:
- strawng
- parts of speech:
- adjective, adverb
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective), Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| inflections: |
stronger, strongest |
| definition 1: |
having or showing great physical power or strength.
Our athletes are strong and ready to compete.
- synonyms:
- forceful, mighty, powerful, puissant, sturdy, vigorous
- antonyms:
- delicate, feeble, flimsy, frail, puny, sickly, weak, weakly
- similar words:
- athletic, beefy, brawny, buxom, drastic, firm, hefty, herculean, husky, lusty, muscular, potent, robust, sinewy, solid, stalwart, stout, strapping
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| definition 2: |
not easy to break or harm.
She has strong bones.- antonyms:
- delicate, fragile, vulnerable
- similar words:
- durable, sturdy, tough
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| definition 3: |
characterized by power of mind or character.
She was a strong woman who managed the company with both firmness and compassion.- synonyms:
- determined, firm, resolute, strong-minded, strong-willed, tough
- antonyms:
- cowardly, spineless, weak, wishy-washy
- similar words:
- courageous, dauntless, doughty, gritty, gutsy, hardy, plucky, spunky, stalwart, steadfast, stern, stout-hearted, tenacious, uncompromising
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| definition 4: |
showing competence or excellence in a given field.
He was particularly strong in English.- synonyms:
- able, adept, competent, excellent, good, superior, talented
- antonyms:
- weak
- similar words:
- capable, proficient, qualified, skilled, solid
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| definition 5: |
influential; effective.
He is a strong leader and will no doubt go far in politics.She is a strong speaker who really knows how to hold an audience.- synonyms:
- compelling, effective, forceful, great, influential, potent
- antonyms:
- ineffective, ineffectual, weak
- similar words:
- authoritative, charismatic, dynamic, powerful
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| definition 6: |
showing great movement, force, or energy.
A strong wind blew part of the old roof off.- synonyms:
- forceful, powerful, vigorous
- antonyms:
- sickly, soft, weak
- similar words:
- arduous, brisk, drastic, dynamic, energetic, fierce, high, intense, mighty, pointed, robust, severe, tremendous, vehement, violent
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| definition 7: |
having a certain number.
They were five hundred strong. |
| definition 8: |
persuasive; compelling.
The doctor gave her strong reasons for quitting.- synonyms:
- cogent, compelling, persuasive, potent
- antonyms:
- flimsy, tenuous, weak
- similar words:
- conclusive, eloquent, forcible, irresistible, sound
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| definition 9: |
marked by clear convictions; fervent.
After the tragedy, he was sustained by his strong faith.- synonyms:
- ardent, deep, fervent, fervid, intense, staunch
- similar words:
- devoted, die-hard, dyed-in-the-wool, earnest, faithful, fanatical, gung-ho, loyal, passionate, rabid, sedulous, true-blue, zealous
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| definition 10: |
intense.
The light gave off a strong red glow.This soap has a very strong scent.- synonyms:
- bright, intense, keen, vivid
- antonyms:
- faint, mild, soft, weak
- similar words:
- bold, brilliant, glowing, stout
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| definition 11: |
containing a large percentage of alcohol.
Whiskey is a strong drink.- synonyms:
- heady, stiff
- antonyms:
- nonalcoholic
- similar words:
- alcoholic, concentrated, potent, powerful, stout, straight
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| definition 12: |
having an unpleasant or powerful taste or smell.
She likes strong cheese, but her husband thinks it's awful.- synonyms:
- pungent, robust, sharp
- antonyms:
- delicate, mild, weak
- similar words:
- acrid, concentrated, flavorful, gamy, malodorous, odoriferous, piquant, potent, putrid, rank, smelly, stout, tangy, tasty
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| related words: |
able, able-bodied, active, ardent, bull, burly, durable, emphatic, exquisite, ferocious, fit, hale, hearty, high, rich, sharp, staunch, strenuous, substantial, terrible, thick, tough, virile, vivid, well, whole, wild |
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| part of speech: |
adverb |
| inflections: |
stronger, strongest |
| definition: |
in a strong or forceful manner; strongly.
She ran strong in the race.- synonyms:
- forcefully, powerfully
- similar words:
- dynamically
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| derivations: |
strongish (adj.), strongly (adv.), strongness (n.) |
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