Antonyms for ablebodied
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : ey-buh l-bod-eed |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈeɪ bəlˈbɒd id |
- afraid
- agreeable
- apathetic
- broken
- calm
- complacent
- courteous
- deficient
- delicate
- delicated
- diseased
- easy
- easy-going
- even
- facile
- feeble
- flabby
- flat
- fractional
- fragile
- frail
- gentle
- hurt
- idle
- ill
- impaired
- imperfect
- impotent
- inactive
- inadequate
- inappropriate
- incapable
- incomplete
- incorrect
- indefinite
- indisposed
- indistinct
- ineffective
- inept
- infirm
- insignificant
- insufficient
- intermittent
- invalid
- irresolute
- kind
- laid-back
- lazy
- lethargic
- level
- lifeless
- light
- little
- loose
- low
- mild
- mistakable
- moderate
- moving
- nice
- obscure
- pale
- part
- partial
- poor
- refined
- rough
- sick
- sickly
- skinny
- slack
- slight
- slim
- sluggish
- small
- smooth
- soft
- sophisticated
- tender
- thin
- timid
- tiny
- unable
- unathletic
- uncaring
- undependable
- underweight
- unfit
- unfixed
- unfortunate
- unhappy
- unhealthy
- unimportant
- unlucky
- unpowerful
- unstable
- unsuitable
- unsuited
- untrustworthy
- unworthy
- vague
- vulnerable
- weak
- wobbly
- worn
- yielding
Definition of ablebodied
Origin :- 1620s; see able + body.
- As in muscular : adj powerfully built
- As in athletic : adj agile; prepared to participate in sports
- As in robust : adj healthy, strong
- As in rugged : adj big, strong
- As in stout : adj strong, brawny
- As in strong : adj healthy, powerful
- As in well : adj healthy
- As in whole : adj healthy
- As in brawny : adj muscular, strong
- As in burly : adj husky
- As in puissant : adj strong
- As in able-bodied : adj physically strong and capable
- As in fit : adj healthy, in good physical shape
- As in hale : adj strong and healthy
- As in hardy : adj strong, tough
- As in healthy : adj in good condition
- The Ruttans of Adolphustown brought two ablebodied slaves with them.
- Extract from : « The Journal of Negro History, Volume 5, 1920 » by Various
- And Henrietta the ablebodied and strongminded—your report of her constancy touched me more than anything has for a long while.
- Extract from : « The Letters of William James, Vol. 1 » by William James
- With the intensity of recruiting, the county was soon drained of many of its most vigorous and ablebodied men.
- Extract from : « Legends of Loudoun » by Harrison Williams
- Wishing to keep the man, Col. Willis finally offered him as much as he promised the ablebodied men.
- Extract from : « Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States » by Work Projects Administration
- To me it seemed that an ablebodied man who would not volunteer to put down the rebellion, was pretty "small potatoes."
- Extract from : « A Boy Trooper With Sheridan » by Stanton P. Allen
- It was another unwritten law of these early times that every ablebodied man should assist in a "house-raisin'."
- Extract from : « Crestlands » by Mary Addams Bayne
Synonyms for ablebodied
- able
- able-bodied
- acclimatized
- active
- alive and kicking
- all right
- athletic
- beefcake
- beefy
- better
- big
- blooming
- boisterous
- booming
- brawny
- bright-eyed
- bruising
- built
- bulky
- burly
- bushy-tailed
- capable
- chipper
- competent
- concentrated
- cured
- durable
- enduring
- energetic
- fibrous
- fine
- firm
- fit
- fit as a fiddle
- fit as fiddle
- fixed
- fleshy
- flourishing
- forceful
- forcible
- fresh
- full of life
- full-bodied
- gorillalike
- great
- hale
- hard
- hard as nails
- hardened
- hardy
- healed
- healthful
- healthy
- hearty
- heavy
- heavy-duty
- hefty
- herculean
- hulking
- hulky
- hunk
- husky
- in fine feather
- in fine fettle
- in good condition
- in good health
- in good shape
- in the pink
- indefatigable
- indomitable
- inured
- invincible
- live
- lively
- lusty
- mighty
- muscled
- muscular
- normal
- peppy
- physically fit
- portly
- potent
- powerful
- powerhouse
- prospering
- prosperous
- pumped up
- recovered
- reinforced
- resistant
- restored
- right
- right as rain
- ripped
- roaring
- robust
- robustious
- robustuous
- ropy
- rosy-cheeked
- rough
- rugged
- safe and sound
- sane
- seasoned
- secure
- sinewy
- slim
- snappy
- solid
- solid as a rock
- sound
- stable
- stalwart
- stark
- staunch
- steady
- stocky
- stout
- strapping
- stringy
- strong
- strong as an ox
- sturdy
- substantial
- tenacious
- thewy
- thickset
- thriving
- tiger
- together
- toned
- tough
- trim
- unflagging
- unimpaired
- unyielding
- up to par
- up to snuff
- vigorous
- virile
- vital
- well
- well-built
- well-conditioned
- well-founded
- well-made
- whole
- wholesome
- wicked
- wiry
- wrapped tight
- zappy
- zippy
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