Antonyms for solid
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : sol-id |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈsɒl ɪd |
- broken
- dishonest
- dishonorable
- disreputable
- divided
- fake
- false
- flexible
- fluid
- gaseous
- immaterial
- inadequate
- incomplete
- incontinuous
- indefinite
- insubstantial
- insufficient
- intangible
- intermittent
- liquid
- little
- loose
- moving
- slack
- slight
- small
- soft
- tenuous
- thin
- undependable
- unfixed
- unfriendly
- unimportant
- unreal
- unreliable
- unrespected
- unstable
- unsuitable
- untrustworthy
- vaporous
- vulnerable
- weak
- wobbly
Definition of solid
Origin :- late 14c., "not empty or hollow," from Old French solide "firm, dense, compact," from Latin solidus "firm, whole, undivided, entire," figuratively "sound, trustworthy, genuine," from PIE *sol-ido-, suffixed form of root *sol- "whole" (cf. Greek holos "whole," Latin salus "health," salvus "safe;" see safe (adj.)).
- Meaning "firm, hard, compact" is from 1530s. Meaning "entirely of the same stuff" is from 1710. Of qualities, "well-established, considerable" c.1600. As a mere intensifier, 1830. Slang sense of "wonderful, remarkable" first attested 1920 among jazz musicians. As an adverb, "solidly, completely," 1650s. Solid South in U.S. political history is attested from 1858. Solid state as a term in physics is recorded from 1953; meaning "employing solid transistors (as opposed to vacuum tubes)" is from 1959. Related: Solidly.
- adj hard, dimensional
- adj continuous, complete
- adj dependable, reliable
- At first the solid blackness seemed to lay a weight on their foreheads.
- Extract from : « Malbone » by Thomas Wentworth Higginson
- But it is in the direction of Turkey that all the solid advances are made.
- Extract from : « Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. 327 » by Various
- There she always finishes her hostility by making some solid acquisition.
- Extract from : « Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. 327 » by Various
- The bridge was tremulous beneath me, and marked the tremor of the solid earth.
- Extract from : « Other Tales and Sketches » by Nathaniel Hawthorne
- But these are mere conjectures without any solid foundation.
- Extract from : « A Theological-Political Treatise [Part II] » by Benedict of Spinoza
- Weren't they, after all, to be envied, rooted as they were in their solid simplicity?
- Extract from : « Dust » by Mr. and Mrs. Haldeman-Julius
- With these solid facts in my possession I breathed a little easier.
- Extract from : « The Underdog » by F. Hopkinson Smith
- In those days there was royal sport for rod and gun, but books also had a solid worth.
- Extract from : « In the Valley » by Harold Frederic
- I am more afraid of it than of all his solid good qualities.
- Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 3 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
- "And you will not allow me to be decided by solid good qualities," said Belinda.
- Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 3 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
Synonyms for solid
- agreed
- brick wall
- close
- cogent
- compact
- compacted
- concentrated
- concrete
- consecutive
- consentient
- consolidated
- constant
- continued
- decent
- dense
- estimable
- firm
- fixed
- genuine
- good
- heavy
- hefty
- hulk
- hunk
- husky
- law-abiding
- levelheaded
- like a rock
- massed
- material
- physical
- pure
- real
- regular
- rock
- rocklike
- rooted
- satisfactory
- satisfying
- secure
- sensible
- serious
- set
- set in stone
- sober
- sound
- stable
- stalwart
- steadfast
- steady
- strong
- sturdy
- substantial
- thick
- tight
- trustworthy
- trusty
- unalloyed
- unanimous
- unbroken
- undivided
- uninterrupted
- united
- unmixed
- unshakable
- upright
- upstanding
- valid
- worthy
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