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hale

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of hale

enjoying health and vigor

  • still hale and strong at 80, often outdoing his younger golfing buddies
Synonyms of hale

able-bodied, bouncing, fit, healthy, hearty, robust, sound, well, well-conditioned, whole, wholesome
Words Related to hale

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 hale

in fine fettle, in shape, in the pink
Near Antonyms of hale

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
Antonyms of hale

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

Synonym Discussion of hale

healthy, sound, wholesome, robust, hale, well mean enjoying or indicative of good health. healthy implies full strength and vigor as well as freedom from signs of disease.
    • a healthy family
sound emphasizes the absence of disease, weakness, or malfunction.
    • a sound heart
wholesome implies appearance and behavior indicating soundness and balance.
    • a face with a wholesome glow
robust implies the opposite of all that is delicate or sickly.
    • a lively, robust little boy
hale applies particularly to robustness in old age.
    • still hale at the age of eighty
well implies merely freedom from disease or illness.
    • she has never been a well person

hale

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of hale

to cause to follow by applying steady force on

  • the fishermen haled the huge net onto the deck of the ship
Synonyms of hale

drag, draw, haul, lug, pull, tow, tug
Words Related to hale

attract

heave, jerk, yank

carry, convey, ferry, move, transport
Near Antonyms of hale

shove, thrust
Antonyms of hale

drive, propel, push

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