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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 |
adverb + (adj.)strong
financially, incredibly, physically, sufficiently, surprisingly, unusually, very
(adj.)strong
+ adverb
enough, mentally
(adj.)strong
+ noun
accent,
advocate,
argument,
attachment,
backing,
belief,
believer,
bias,
bond,
commitment,
connection,
conviction,
correlation,
current,
desire,
disagreement,
earnings,
economy,
emotion,
emphasis,
ethic,
evidence,
feeling,
flavor,
grip,
impression,
incentive,
indication,
influence,
jaw,
leadership,
likelihood,
link,
loyalty,
motivation,
muscle,
objection,
odor,
opinion,
opposition,
personality,
predictor,
preference,
presence,
proponent,
pull,
push,
resemblance,
scent,
sense,
sentiment,
showing,
signal,
smell,
stance,
support,
supporter,
suspicion,
tendency,
tie,
urge,
wind,
yen
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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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