robust
Use robust to describe a person or thing that is healthy and strong, or strongly built. This adjective also commonly describes food or drink: a robust wine has a rich, strong flavor.
If your school has a robust sports program, it means they offer lots of different kinds of sports and that a lot of kids participate. If you have a robust speaking voice, it means you have a voice that’s deep and loud and strong. Robust is from Latin robustus “of oak, hard, strong,” from robur “oak tree, strength.”
Definitions of robust
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sturdy and strong in form, constitution, or construction
“a
robust body”“a
robust perennial”-
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rugged
sturdy and strong in constitution or construction; enduring
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healthy
having or indicating good health in body or mind; free from infirmity or disease
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beefy, buirdly, burly, husky, strapping
muscular and heavily built
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big-boned
having a bone structure that is massive in contrast with the surrounding flesh
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big-chested, chesty
marked by a large or well-developed chest
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big-shouldered, broad-shouldered, square-shouldered
having broad shoulders
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cast-iron, iron
extremely robust
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hardy, stalwart, stout, sturdy
having rugged physical strength; inured to fatigue or hardships
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hardy
able to survive under unfavorable weather conditions
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half-hardy
(of plants) requiring protection from frost
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heavy-armed
having massive arms
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square-built
broad and solidly built
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vigorous
strong and active physically or mentally
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strong
having strength or power greater than average or expected
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Antonyms:
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frail
physically weak
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delicate
exquisitely fine and subtle and pleasing; susceptible to injury
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debile, decrepit, feeble, infirm, rickety, sapless, weak, weakly
lacking bodily or muscular strength or vitality
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light-boned
having a bone structure that is light with respect to the surrounding flesh
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weak
wanting in physical strength
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rugged
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strong enough to withstand or overcome intellectual challenges or adversity
“the experiment yielded
robust results”“a
robust faith”-
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strong
having strength or power greater than average or expected
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strong
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marked by richness and fullness of flavor
“a
robust claret”“the
robust flavor of fresh-brewed coffee”-
synonyms:
full-bodied, racy, rich-
tasty
pleasing to the sense of taste
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tasty
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rough and crude
“a
robust tale”-
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unrefined
(used of persons and their behavior) not refined; uncouth
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unrefined
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