sinewy

sinewy

adjective

Definition of SINEWY

1

having muscles capable of exerting great physical force <the lithe, sinewy body of the ballet company's leading male dancer>

Synonyms brawny, muscular, rugged, sinewy, stalwart, stout

Related Words forceful, forcible, mighty, potent, powerful, puissant; able-bodied, athletic, fit, trim; beefy, burly, husky, strapping; masculine, virile; hard, inured, strengthened, sturdy, tough, toughened; energetic, energized, invigorated, lusty, red-blooded, robust, vigorous, vitalized; hale, healthy, hearty, sound

Near Antonyms challenged, disabled, incapacitated, paralyzed; impotent, powerless; puny, slight, small, unathletic, unfit, unhealthy

Antonyms delicate, feeble, frail, weak, weakling, wimpy

2

marked by a well-developed musculature <the sinewy arms of the weight lifter>

Synonyms brawny, sinewy

Related Words wiry; powerful, strong; beefy, burly, hefty, hulking, husky; able-bodied, athletic, herculean, mighty, robust, rugged, stalwart, stout, strapping, sturdy; muscle-bound; sculpted

Near Antonyms nonathletic; debilitated, delicate, effete, enervated, enfeebled, feeble, fragile, frail, weak, weakened, weakly, wimpy; light, lightweight, slight; lean, slender, slim, svelte, sylphlike, thin, willowy; emaciated, gaunt, lank, rawboned, scraggy, spare

Antonyms scrawny, skinny