English adjective: strong | |||
| 1. | strong having strength or power greater than average or expected | ||
| Samples | A strong radio signal. Strong medicine. A strong man. | ||
| Similar | beardown, beefed-up, brawny, bullnecked, bullocky, fortified, hard, hefty, industrial-strength, ironlike, knock-down, knockout, muscular, noticeable, powerful, powerful, reinforced, robust, severe, sinewy, stiff, strengthened, vehement, virile, weapons-grade, well-knit, well-set | ||
| See also | powerful, robust, rugged, tough, toughened | ||
| Attribute | strength | ||
| Antonyms | weak | ||
| 2. | strong not faint or feeble | ||
| Samples | A strong odor of burning rubber. | ||
| Similar | intense | ||
| Antonyms | mild | ||
| 3. | strong having or wielding force or authority | ||
| Samples | Providing the ground soldier with increasingly potent weapons. | ||
| Synonyms | potent | ||
| Similar | powerful | ||
| Antonyms | powerless | ||
| 4. | strong having a strong physiological or chemical effect | ||
| Samples | A potent toxin. Potent liquor. A potent cup of tea. A stiff drink. | ||
| Synonyms | potent, stiff | ||
| Similar | equipotent, multipotent | ||
| See also | effective, effectual, efficacious, fertile, powerful | ||
| Attribute | effectiveness, potency, strength | ||
| Antonyms | impotent | ||
| 5. | strong immune to attack; incapable of being tampered with | ||
| Samples | An impregnable fortress. Fortifications that made the frontier inviolable. A secure telephone connection. | ||
| Synonyms | impregnable, inviolable, secure, unassailable, unattackable | ||
| Similar | invulnerable | ||
| Antonyms | vulnerable | ||
| 6. | strong of good quality and condition; solidly built | ||
| Samples | A solid foundation. Several substantial timber buildings. | ||
| Synonyms | solid, substantial | ||
| Similar | sound | ||
| Antonyms | unsound | ||
| 7. | strong of verbs not having standard (or regular) inflection | ||
| Samples | `sing' is a strong verb. | ||
| Similar | irregular | ||
| Domain category | grammar | ||
| Antonyms | regular | ||
| 8. | strong being distilled rather than fermented; having a high alcoholic content | ||
| Samples | Hard liquor. | ||
| Synonyms | hard | ||
| Similar | alcoholic | ||
| Antonyms | nonalcoholic | ||
| 9. | strong freshly made or left | ||
| Samples | A warm trail. The scent is warm. | ||
| Synonyms | warm | ||
| Similar | fresh | ||
| Antonyms | stale | ||
| 10. | strong strong and sure | ||
| Samples | A firm grasp. Gave a strong pull on the rope. | ||
| Synonyms | firm | ||
| Similar | forceful | ||
| Antonyms | forceless, unforceful | ||