strong
1. having strength or power greater than average or expected (Freq. 58)
- a strong radio signal
- strong medicine
- a strong man
• Ant:
weak
• Similar to:
beardown, beefed-up, brawny, hefty, muscular,
powerful, sinewy, bullnecked, bullocky, fortified, hard,
knockout, severe, industrial-strength, weapons-grade, ironlike, knock-down,
noticeable, reinforced, strengthened, robust, stiff, vehement,
virile, well-knit, well-set
• See Also:
powerful, robust, rugged, tough, toughened
• Attrubites:
strength
2. not faint or feeble (Freq. 9)
- a strong odor of burning rubber
• Similar to:
intense
3. having or wielding force or authority (Freq. 3)
- providing the ground soldier with increasingly potent weapons
• Syn:
potent
• Similar to:
powerful
• Derivationally related forms:
potency (for: potent)
4. immune to attack;
incapable of being tampered with
- an impregnable fortress
- fortifications that made the frontier inviolable
- a secure telephone connection
• Syn:
impregnable, inviolable, secure, unassailable, unattackable
• Similar to:
invulnerable
• Derivationally related forms:
impregnability (for: impregnable), secureness (for: secure)
5. having a strong physiological or chemical effect
- a potent toxin
- potent liquor
- a potent cup of tea", "a stiff drink
• Syn:
potent, stiff
• Ant:
impotent (for: potent)
• Similar to:
equipotent, multipotent
• See Also:
effective, effectual, efficacious, fertile, powerful
• Derivationally related forms:
potency (for: potent)
• Attrubites:
potency, effectiveness, strength
6. being distilled rather than fermented;
having a high alcoholic content
- hard liquor
• Syn:
hard
• Similar to:
alcoholic
7. strong and sure
- a firm grasp
- gave a strong pull on the rope
• Syn:
firm
• Similar to:
forceful
8. of good quality and condition;
solidly built
- a solid foundation
- several substantial timber buildings
• Syn:
solid, substantial
• Similar to:
sound
• Derivationally related forms:
substantialness (for: substantial), solidness (for: solid)
9. of verbs not having standard (or regular) inflection
- 'sing' is a strong verb
• Similar to:
irregular
• Topics:
grammar
10. freshly made or left
- a warm trail
- the scent is warm
• Syn:
warm
• Similar to:
fresh
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