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able-bodied

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of able-bodied

enjoying health and vigor

every able-bodied young man in the village had been sent off to fight in the war

Synonyms of able-bodied

bouncing, fit, hale, healthy, hearty, robust, sound, well, well-conditioned, whole, wholesome

Words Related to able-bodied

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

Phrases Synonymous with able-bodied

in fine fettle, in shape, in the pink

Near Antonyms of able-bodied

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

Antonyms of able-bodied

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

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