Synonyms of sinewy

sinewy

adjective

1

as in muscular

having muscles capable of exerting great physical force

the lithe, sinewy body of the ballet company's leading male dancer

Synonyms & Similar Words

• muscular
• strong
• powerful
• rugged
• stout
• mighty
• brawny
• masculine
• athletic
• stalwart
• sturdy
• tough
• potent
• hard
• beefy
• burly
• energetic
• forceful
• trim
• virile
• vigorous
• husky
• healthy
• forcible
• fit
• robust
• puissant
• lusty
• strengthened
• strapping
• able-bodied
• sound
• vitalized
• hale
• hearty
• energized
• toughened
• red-blooded
• inured
• invigorated

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• feeble
• weak
• delicate
• frail
• challenged
• wimpy
• disabled
• paralyzed
• small
• incapacitated
• weakling
• impotent
• powerless
• slight
• puny
• unhealthy
• unfit
• unathletic

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• feeble
• weak
• delicate
• frail
• challenged
• wimpy
• disabled
• paralyzed
• small
• incapacitated
• weakling
• impotent
• powerless
• slight
• puny
• unhealthy
• unfit
• unathletic

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2

as in brawny

marked by a well-developed musculature

the sinewy arms of the weight lifter

Synonyms & Similar Words

• muscular
• brawny
• athletic
• strong
• wiry
• powerful
• sculpted
• sturdy
• beefy
• burly
• strapping
• robust
• husky
• mighty
• hefty
• stout
• herculean
• hulking
• able-bodied
• stalwart
• rugged
• muscle-bound

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• skinny
• scrawny
• weak
• feeble
• fragile
• delicate
• frail
• slender
• thin
• light
• lightweight
• slight
• lean
• weakly
• debilitated
• enfeebled
• weakened
• wimpy
• effete
• nonathletic
• willowy
• slim
• svelte
• gaunt
• spare
• emaciated
• lank
• enervated
• sylphlike
• rawboned
• scraggy

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• skinny
• scrawny
• weak
• feeble
• fragile
• delicate
• frail
• slender
• thin
• light
• lightweight
• slight
• lean
• weakly
• debilitated
• enfeebled
• weakened
• wimpy
• effete
• nonathletic
• willowy
• slim
• svelte
• gaunt
• spare
• emaciated
• lank
• enervated
• sylphlike
• rawboned
• scraggy

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