Dictionary entry details
• STRONG (adjective)
Meaning:
Having strength or power greater than average or expected
Context examples:
a strong radio signal / strong medicine / a strong man
Similar:
ironlike (exhibiting strength or hardness like that of iron)
knock-down; powerful (strong enough to knock down or overwhelm)
noticeable (readily noticed)
reinforced; strengthened (given added strength or support)
robust (strong enough to withstand or overcome intellectual challenges or adversity)
stiff (powerful)
vehement (characterized by great force or energy)
virile (characterized by energy and vigor)
well-knit; well-set (strongly and firmly constructed)
industrial-strength; weapons-grade (extremely strong or concentrated or durable)
hard; knockout; severe (very strong or vigorous)
fortified (having something added to increase the strength)
bullocky (resembling a bullock in strength and power)
bullnecked (having a thick short powerful neck)
brawny; hefty; muscular; powerful; sinewy ((of a person) possessing physical strength and weight; rugged and powerful)
beefed-up (made greater or stronger)
beardown (with full strength)
Also:
tough; toughened (physically toughened)
rugged (sturdy and strong in constitution or construction; enduring)
powerful (having great power or force or potency or effect)
robust (physically strong)
Attribute:
strength (the property of being physically or mentally strong)
Antonym:
weak (having little physical or spiritual strength)
Meaning:
Not faint or feeble
Context example:
a strong odor of burning rubber
Similar:
intense (in an extreme degree)
Meaning:
Having or wielding force or authority
Synonyms:
potent; strong
Context example:
providing the ground soldier with increasingly potent weapons
Similar:
powerful (having great power or force or potency or effect)
Meaning:
Having a strong physiological or chemical effect
Synonyms:
potent; stiff; strong
Context examples:
a potent toxin / potent liquor / a potent cup of tea / a stiff drink
Similar:
multipotent (able to many things)
equipotent (having equal strength or efficacy)
Also:
powerful (having great power or force or potency or effect)
fertile (capable of reproducing)
effective; effectual; efficacious (producing or capable of producing an intended result or having a striking effect)
Attribute:
effectiveness; potency; strength (capacity to produce strong physiological or chemical effects)
Meaning:
Able to withstand attack
Synonyms:
unassailable; impregnable; unattackable; inviolable; secure; strong
Context examples:
an impregnable fortress / fortifications that made the frontier inviolable
Similar:
invulnerable (immune to attack; impregnable)
Meaning:
Of good quality and condition; solidly built
Synonyms:
substantial; strong; solid
Context examples:
a solid foundation / several substantial timber buildings
Similar:
sound (in good condition; free from defect or damage or decay)
Meaning:
Of verbs not having standard (or regular) inflection
Context example:
'sing' is a strong verb
Similar:
irregular (contrary to rule or accepted order or general practice)
Domain category:
grammar (the branch of linguistics that deals with syntax and morphology (and sometimes also deals with semantics or morphology))
Meaning:
Being distilled rather than fermented; having a high alcoholic content
Synonyms:
strong; hard
Context example:
hard liquor
Similar:
alcoholic (characteristic of or containing alcohol)
Meaning:
Freshly made or left
Synonyms:
warm; strong
Context examples:
a warm trail / the scent is warm
Similar:
fresh (recently made, produced, or harvested)
Meaning:
Strong and sure
Synonyms:
firm; strong
Context examples:
a firm grasp / gave a strong pull on the rope
Similar:
forceful (characterized by or full of force or strength (often but not necessarily physical))
