Synonyms of husky

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adjective (1)

ˈhə-skē 

1

as in athletic

strongly and heavily built

a husky weight lifter

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

2

as in large

of a size greater than average of its kind

the neighbors bought a fairly husky lawn mower for their small yard

Synonyms & Similar Words

• large
• sizable
• handsome
• substantial
• considerable
• oversize
• big
• great
• huge
• tidy
• vast
• bulky
• excessive
• gigantic
• staggering
• colossal
• voluminous
• boxcar
• hulking
• massive
• hefty
• enormous
• tremendous
• outsize
• goodly
• grand
• mammoth
• spacious
• largish
• mountainous
• super
• biggish
• extravagant
• Himalayan
• jumbo
• ample
• cavernous
• immense
• titanic
• cosmic
• astronomical
• elephantine
• monstrous
• humongous
• thick
• galactic
• gargantuan
• heroic
• major
• whopping
• monolithic
• prodigious
• stupendous
• immoderate
• extreme
• cyclopean
• gross
• plentiful
• exorbitant
• bumper
• inordinate
• monumental
• herculean
• leviathan
• pharaonic
• appreciable
• vasty
• copious
• Bunyanesque
• abundant
• supersized
• king-size
• fat
• roomy
• super-duper
• walloping
• Brobdingnagian
• whacking
• capacious
• commodious
• hellacious

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• small
• little
• dwarf
• undersized
• smallish
• dwarfish
• puny
• dinky
• tiny
• diminutive
• miniature
• mini
• pygmy
• wee
• microscopic
• shrimpy
• teeny
• bantam
• infinitesimal
• half-pint
• thin
• petite
• minuscule
• slender
• little bitty
• pocket-size
• minute
• teensy
• Lilliputian
• slight
• slim
• pint-size
• microminiature
• teeny-weeny
• teensy-weensy

husky

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adjective (2)

ˈhə-skē 

as in hoarse

harsh and dry in sound

a voice that was husky from an afternoon of cheering on the team

Synonyms & Similar Words

• hoarse
• gruff
• gravelly
• raspy
• throaty
• coarse
• rusty
• gravel
• scratchy
• croaky
• rasping
• grating
• croaking
• growling
• guttural
• choked
• strangled
• abrasive
• growly
• strained
• rough
• strident
• raucous
• scraping
• scratching
• grinding
• cracked
• cacophonous
• discordant
• jarring
• dissonant
• unmusical
• screeching
• squawking
• inharmonious
• unmelodious
• cawing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• sweet
• gentle
• golden
• liquid
• mellow
• tender
• mellifluous
• soothing
• soft
• smooth
• velvety
• silken
• mellifluent
• musical
• satiny
• gliding
• melodic
• melodious
• lyric
• lyrical
• euphonious

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of husky

Adjective

And in the middle of it all, Jett’s husky force of a voice — victory in every word. — Debby Wolfinsohn, Entertainment Weekly, 7 July 2026

This husky-border collie mix is one of Pebbles' seven new pet siblings. — Kelli Bender, PEOPLE, 29 June 2026

Bob Cary, tall and husky outdoor editor of the Chicago Daily News, was there with his family, staying at the lake’s only resort, where Vera and I also were staying. — Hank Bradshaw, Outdoor Life, 24 June 2026

Known for a unique approach to improvisation and his warm, husky voice, Ulmer settled into a niche of his own in the late Seventies and early Eighties. — Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 9 June 2026