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sinewy

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of sinewy

1 having muscles capable of exerting great physical force

  • the lithe, sinewy body of the ballet companyʼs leading male dancer
Synonyms of sinewy

brawny, muscular, rugged, stalwart, stout, strong
Words Related to sinewy

forceful, forcible, mighty, potent, powerful, puissant

able-bodied, athletic, fit, trim

beefy, burly, husky, strapping

masculine, virile

hard, inured, strengthened, sturdy, tough, toughened

energetic, energized, invigorated, lusty, red-blooded, robust, vigorous, vitalized

hale, healthy, hearty, sound
Near Antonyms of sinewy

challenged, disabled, incapacitated, paralyzed

impotent, powerless

puny, slight, small, unathletic, unfit, unhealthy
Antonyms of sinewy

delicate, feeble, frail, weak, weakling, wimpy

2 marked by a well-developed musculature

  • the sinewy arms of the weight lifter
Synonyms of sinewy

brawny, muscular
Words Related to sinewy

wiry

powerful, strong

beefy, burly, hefty, hulking, husky

able-bodied, athletic, herculean, mighty, robust, rugged, stalwart, stout, strapping, sturdy

muscle-bound

sculpted
Near Antonyms of sinewy

nonathletic

debilitated, delicate, effete, enervated, enfeebled, feeble, fragile, frail, weak, weakened, weakly, wimpy

light, lightweight, slight

lean, slender, slim, svelte, sylphlike, thin, willowy

emaciated, gaunt, lank, rawboned, scraggy, spare
Antonyms of sinewy

scrawny, skinny

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