able-bodied

able–bod·ied

adj \ˌā-bəl-ˈbä-dēd\

Definition of ABLE-BODIED

: having a sound strong body

First Known Use of ABLE-BODIED

circa 1622

Related to ABLE-BODIED

Synonyms: able-bodied, bouncing, fit, hale, hearty, robust, sound, well, well-conditioned, whole, wholesome

Antonyms: ailing, diseased, ill, sick, unfit, unhealthy, unsound, unwell

Related Words: hard, hardy, iron, lusty, rugged, stalwart, strong, sturdy, tough; ambulatory, nondisabled, uncrippled; active, agile, chipper, lively, sprightful, sprightly, spry, vigorous, vital; blooming, clean-cut, flourishing, flush, prospering, thriving; all right, good, right

Near Antonyms: decrepit, enfeebled, feeble, infirm, run-down, sickened, sickly, weak, weakened, weakly, worn-out; challenged, crippled, debilitated, differently abled, disabled, halt, incapacitated, lame; delicate, fragile, frail; emaciated, gaunt, haggard, malnourished, undernourished; afflicted, troubled; bad, poorly

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