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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

heavy

straight, undiluted, unmixed

high-octane, high-test

enriched, fortified

concentrated
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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