ROBUSTIOUSNESS Synonyms: 52 Similar and Opposite Words

robustiousness

noun

as in strength

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Noun

But in recent years, women have used motherhood as a strength, returning to their careers faster — and oftentimes better.

— PJ Green July 24, Kansas City Star, 24 July 2026
The 6-foot-2, 326-pounder will add some size and strength to the Penn State defensive line this year.

— Stewart Mandel, New York Times, 24 July 2026

Definition of strength

Noun

Frequent harvesting of basil, zucchini, and cucumbers boosts productivity and prevents overripening or toughness.

— Amy Brightfield, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 July 2026
First, Rose built a team with a strong cultural identity, selecting players like Jalen Brunson and OG Anunoby known for toughness and selflessness.

— Robert Reiss, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026

Definition of toughness

Noun

Community health and vitality are dependent on the strength of connections between community members, organizations and systems.

— Felicia Cumings Smith, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
Powered by Novogro, the formulation simultaneously targets multiple biological pathways that influence hair health and vitality.

— Kathryn Hopkins, Footwear News, 21 July 2026

Definition of vitality

Noun

Selected four picks behind fellow first-rounder Christian Anderson, who had his moments in Las Vegas as well, Steinbach showed ruggedness and a penchant for playing through contact.

— Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 18 July 2026
Despite the fact that young women and girls had been welcomed into the organization since 2019, Hegseth seemed to want to restore an older view of Scouting and summer camps, one centered on masculine ideals of ruggedness, individuality and muscular nationalism.

— Derek H. Alderman, The Conversation, 26 June 2026

Definition of ruggedness

Noun

The Victorian era was awash in handwringing about the loss of male vigor (some of which was blamed on the unnatural intellectual pursuits of women).

— Elizabeth Dray, STAT, 21 July 2026
His ideas were too radical even for many of our Founding Fathers, but the vigor of his writing and the clarity of his thinking were as a spark to gunpowder, and that was coming, too.

— Steven Johnson, Washington Post, 14 July 2026

Definition of vigor

Noun

The cold hardiness of muhly grasses ranges from Zone 5 (rose muhly) to Zone 7 (pink muhly and Lindheimer’s muhly).

— Daniel Scott, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 June 2026
And there are times when, even experts admit to not doing a thorough cleaning before repotting, based on the hardiness of the plant.

— Lauren David, Southern Living, 14 Apr. 2026

Definition of hardiness

Noun

Being on the road for five months requires the same kind of stamina as being an athlete.

— Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 16 July 2026
In a 2024 survey of third-to-eighth-grade teachers, more than 80 percent said that their students’ reading stamina had declined since 2019.

— Rose Horowitch, The Atlantic, 8 July 2026

Definition of stamina

Noun

More than 10,200 families have received emergency supplies, including tents, tarps, solar lights, blankets, hygiene kits, cooking sets and Spanish Bibles.

— Jasmine Baehr, FOXNews.com, 22 July 2026
Tuesday’s 7Air Cargo flight will carry hygiene kits and food for 700 families, the State Department said.

— Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 21 July 2026

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