Synonyms of burly

burly

adjective

ˈbər-lē 

as in athletic

strongly and heavily built

a burly delivery man brought the furniture

Synonyms & Similar Words

• athletic
• powerful
• husky
• beefy
• mighty
• brawny
• hulking
• stout
• strong
• muscular
• sturdy
• hefty
• mesomorphic
• rugged
• solid
• sinewy
• heavy
• robust
• strapping
• stocky
• stalwart
• heavyset
• thickset
• herculean
• able-bodied
• muscle-bound
• squat
• squatty
• chubby
• portly
• pudgy
• chunky
• compact
• tubby
• dumpy
• lumpish
• podgy
• roly-poly

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• slender
• thin
• lean
• lightweight
• slight
• light
• willowy
• slim
• svelte
• lanky
• skinny
• scrawny
• bony
• gaunt
• weedy
• spare
• stringy
• wiry
• gawky
• reedy
• scraggy
• waspish
• twiggy
• sylphlike
• gangling
• spidery
• weak
• feeble
• gangly
• fragile
• puny
• frail
• delicate
• wimpy
• boney
• infirm
• emaciated
• weakly
• effete
• enfeebled
• debilitated
• unathletic
• enervated

Examples of burly in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Set in a dark fantasy world dominated by feudal empires and similar to medieval Europe, the show follows Guts, a burly wall of an anti-hero racked with guilt and trauma. —Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 29 Mar. 2024

The smaller Engineer Mountain B has burly Class 4 climbing and cuts a much more impressive profile from Highway 550. —James Dziezynski, Outside Online, 5 Aug. 2024

The burly Star Child is a carbon copy of Drax from Guardians of the Galaxy, and Lennox, a gun-wielding scoundrel, feels like a blend of Yondu’s visual design from Guardians and Cassidy’s gameplay from Overwatch 2. —Echo Apsey, Rolling Stone, 23 July 2024

Half a year without a Stuttgart SUV serving as my daily driver never dampened the impressions that originally inspired my purchase of a high-mileage Typ 955, though—especially that burly 4.5 L twin-turbo V8 pumping out 450 hp (335 kW) and 457 lb-ft (620 Nm) of torque. —Michael Teo Van Runkle, Ars Technica, 22 July 2024