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lusty

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of lusty

1 having active strength of body or mind

the lusty young rowers on the college crew team

Synonyms of lusty

dynamic, energetic, flush, gingery, peppy, red-blooded, robust, vigorous, vital

Words Related to lusty

animated, brisk, dashing, kinetic, lively, punchy, spirited, sprightly, vivacious

energized, enlivened, invigorated, vitalized

firm, fortified, mettlesome, mighty, powerful, puissant, strong

refreshed, rejuvenated, revitalized

able-bodied, athletic, beefy, brawny, burly, fit, hardy, husky, muscular, robustious, rugged, stalwart, stout, strapping, sturdy, tough, virile

hale, healthy, hearty, sound

capable, competent

Near Antonyms of lusty

delicate, effete, enervated, faint, feeble, frail, infirm, wan, weak, weakened

impotent, powerless, prostrate, prostrated, sapped, tired

indolent, lackadaisical, languid, lazy

invertebrate, nerveless, soft, spineless, wimpy

ill, unhealthy, unsound, unwell

broken-down, debilitated, decrepit, disabled, wasted, worn-out

Antonyms of lusty

dull, lethargic, listless, sluggish, torpid

2 not showing weakness or uncertainty

a lusty spirit of adventure

Synonyms of lusty

firm, forceful, hearty, iron, robust, solid, stout, strong, sturdy, vigorous

Words Related to lusty

hard, ironclad, mighty, powerful, tough, unyielding

animated, brisk, energetic, frisky, jaunty, jazzy, lively, peppy, perky, spirited, sprightful, sprightly, springy, vital, vivacious, zippy

assured, certain, confident, sanguine, secure, sure

Near Antonyms of lusty

feeble, fragile, frail

limp, listless, spiritless

diffident, insecure, self-doubting

characterless, effete, frail, spineless, weakened, weak-kneed, wimpy, wishy-washy

Antonyms of lusty

uncertain, weak

3 having an abundance of some characteristic quality (as flavor)

such a lusty dish calls for an equally rich wine

Synonyms of lusty

big, concentrated, full, full-bodied, heady, muscular, plush, potent, rich, robust, strong

Words Related to lusty

straight, undiluted, unmixed

high-octane, high-test

enriched, fortified

Near Antonyms of lusty

dilute, diluted, watered-down, watery

Antonyms of lusty

delicate, light, mild, thin, thinned, weak, weakened

Synonym Discussion of lusty

vigorous, energetic, strenuous, lusty, nervous mean having or showing great vitality and force. vigorous further implies showing no signs of depletion or diminishing of freshness or robustness.

- as vigorous as a youth half his age

energetic suggests a capacity for intense activity.

- an energetic campaigner

strenuous suggests a preference for coping with the arduous or the challenging.

- the strenuous life on an oil rig

lusty implies exuberant energy and capacity for enjoyment.

- a lusty appetite for life

nervous suggests especially the forcibleness and sustained effectiveness resulting from mental vigor.

- full of nervous energy

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