Thesaurus:strapping

THESAURUS

strapping

English

Synonyms

able-bodied

athletic

Atlantean

beefy

brawny

broad-shouldered

buff

built

built like a brick shithouse

built like a tank

buirdly

burly

Cyclopean

deep-rooted

gigantic [WS]

Herculean

hale

hearty

hench (British slang)

husky

lusty

like a giant refreshed

made of iron

muscular

rugged

sinewy

stalwart

strapping

strong as a lion

strong as a horse

strong as an ox

strong as brandy

virile

well-built

well-fed

well-knit

wiry

Antonyms

feeble

frail

puny

scrawny [WS]

weak [WS]

Hyponyms

mesomorphic

manly

man-like

manful

masculine

Hypernyms

big [WS]

bulky

great

heavy

heavyset

heavyweight

hefty

large [WS]

stocky [WS]

stout

thickset

—

physique [WS]

See also

Further reading

“strapping” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
“strapping” in Moby Thesaurus II, Grady Ward, 1996.

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