Antonyms for strong
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : strawng, strong |
| Phonetic Transcription : strɔŋ, strɒŋ |
- agreeable
- bland
- broken
- calm
- complacent
- delicate
- depressed
- dull
- easy
- easy-going
- facile
- feeble
- flexible
- fragile
- gentle
- idle
- ignorant
- impotent
- inactive
- incapable
- indefinite
- indistinct
- ineffective
- inept
- infirm
- insecure
- insignificant
- intermittent
- irresolute
- kind
- laid-back
- lazy
- lethargic
- light
- little
- loose
- low
- meek
- mild
- mistakable
- moderate
- moving
- nice
- obscure
- old-fashioned
- pale
- pleasant
- powerless
- quiet
- slack
- slow
- sluggish
- small
- soft
- stupid
- tasteless
- tender
- unable
- uncaring
- uncertain
- undependable
- unfixed
- unhealthy
- unimportant
- unintelligent
- unpowerful
- unstable
- untrustworthy
- vague
- vulnerable
- weak
- wobbly
- yielding
Definition of strong
Origin :- Old English strang "physically powerful, powerful in effect, forceful, severe," from Proto-Germanic *strangaz (cf. Old Norse strangr "strong," Dutch streng "strict, rigorous," Old High German strang "strong, bold, hard," German streng "strict, rigorous"). Originally compared strenger, strengest (cf. old/elder/eldest). Grammatical sense, of noun and verb inflections, is first attested 1841, translating German stark, used in a grammatical sense by J. Grimm (the terms strong and weak better fit German inflections). Strong suit (1865) is from card-playing. Strong man "man of great strength" (especially one who displays it professionally) is recorded from 1690s; meaning "dominating man in a political organization" is from 1859.
- adj healthy, powerful
- adj determined, resolute
- adj distinct, unmistakable
- adj extreme
- adj forceful on the senses
- He seemed to make a strong effort to check some sudden impulse.
- Extract from : « Philothea » by Lydia Maria Child
- The spirit of the strong man was moved, and he trembled like a leaf shaken by the wind.
- Extract from : « Philothea » by Lydia Maria Child
- Of this, there is an impression on my mind too strong to admit of doubt.
- Extract from : « Philothea » by Lydia Maria Child
- He took his uncle up in his strong arms, and moved toward the stairs.
- Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger
- And never had she been so girlishly appealing to all that was strong in him as a man.
- Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
- The wind was strong from the westward, accompanied with light showers all day.
- Extract from : « Explorations in Australia » by John Forrest
- So she seeks Blanche, as she would any other strong stimulant.
- Extract from : « Malbone » by Thomas Wentworth Higginson
- Never mind me, mother; I'm young and strong, I can stand work—but it's hard on you.
- Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger
- Even Hope's strong constitution felt the shock of this adventure.
- Extract from : « Malbone » by Thomas Wentworth Higginson
- Would he be strong or weak; and what would be weakness, and what strength, in a position so strange?
- Extract from : « Malbone » by Thomas Wentworth Higginson
Synonyms for strong
- able
- able-bodied
- active
- acute
- aggressive
- athletic
- big
- biting
- bold
- brave
- bright
- brilliant
- capable
- clear
- clear-cut
- cogent
- compelling
- concentrated
- convincing
- courageous
- dazzling
- dedicated
- deep
- draconian
- drastic
- durable
- eager
- effective
- enduring
- energetic
- fast
- fervent
- fervid
- fetid
- fierce
- firm
- fixed
- forceful
- forcible
- formidable
- full-bodied
- glaring
- great
- gutsy
- hale
- handful
- hard
- hard as nails
- hard-nosed
- hardy
- heady
- hearty
- heavy
- heavy-duty
- high
- highly flavored
- highly seasoned
- hot
- in fine feather
- independent
- inebriating
- influential
- intelligent
- intense
- intoxicating
- iron-willed
- keen
- loud
- malodorous
- marked
- mean
- mighty
- muscular
- noisome
- overpowering
- perceptive
- persuasive
- piquant
- plucky
- potent
- powerful
- pungent
- pure
- pushy
- rancid
- rank
- redoubtable
- reinforced
- resilient
- resourceful
- rich
- robust
- rugged
- sagacious
- secure
- self-assertive
- severe
- sharp
- sinewy
- solid
- sound
- spicy
- stable
- stalwart
- stark
- staunch
- steadfast
- steady
- stiff
- stimulating
- stinking
- stout
- straight
- strapping
- strict
- strong-flavored
- sturdy
- substantial
- take charge
- telling
- tenacious
- tough
- trenchant
- unbending
- uncompromising
- undiluted
- unmixed
- unyielding
- urgent
- vehement
- vigorous
- violent
- weighty
- well-built
- well-established
- well-founded
- well-made
- wicked
- zealous
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