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stalwart

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of stalwart

1 feeling or displaying no fear by temperament

the stalwart soldiers in the army of Alexander the Great, who willingly followed him to the ends of the known world

Synonyms of stalwart

bold, brave, courageous, dauntless, doughty, fearless, gallant, greathearted, gutsy, gutty, heroic (also heroical), intrepid, lionhearted, manful, stout, stouthearted, undauntable, undaunted, valiant, valorous

Words Related to stalwart

determined, firm, game, gamy (or gamey), gritty, plucky, resolute, Spartan, undeterred, undismayed, unflinching, unswerving

mettlesome, spirited, spunky

adventuresome, adventurous, audacious, daring, dashing, hardy, venturesome, venturous

crazy, foolish, half-witted, insane, lunatic, mad, nutty

brash, brazen, daredevil, foolhardy, heedless, hotheaded, impetuous, imprudent, impulsive, incautious, madcap, overbold, overconfident, rash, reckless, thoughtless, wild

hasty, headlong, precipitate

comforted, emboldened, encouraged, heartened, reassured, unafraid

Near Antonyms of stalwart

diffident, mousy (or mousey), scary, shy, skittish, timid

anxious, apprehensive, nervous

careful, cautious, heedful, prudent, unadventurous

afraid, agitated, disconcerted, disquieted, disturbed, frightened, horrified, panicked, panic-stricken, perturbed, scared, shocked, spooked, startled, terrified, terrorized, unnerved, upset

appalled, concerned, dismayed, worried

unmanly, weak, wimpy

Antonyms of stalwart

chicken, chickenhearted, chicken-livered, coward, cowardly, craven, dastardly, fainthearted, fearful, gutless, lily-livered, milk-livered [archaic], nerveless, poltroon, poor-spirited, pusillanimous, spineless, spiritless, timorous, uncourageous, ungallant, unheroic, weakhearted, yellow

2 having muscles capable of exerting great physical force

a stalwart yet lithe athlete

Synonyms of stalwart

brawny, muscular, rugged, sinewy, stout, strong

Words Related to stalwart

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 stalwart

challenged, disabled, incapacitated, paralyzed

impotent, powerless

puny, slight, small, unathletic, unfit, unhealthy

Antonyms of stalwart

delicate, feeble, frail, weak, weakling, wimpy

3 marked by the ability to withstand stress without structural damage or distortion

the stalwart walls of the castle

Synonyms of stalwart

bombproof, fast, firm, sound, stable, strong, sturdy

Words Related to stalwart

dependable, durable, reliable

infrangible, irrefragable, unbreakable

cohesive, tough

Near Antonyms of stalwart

infirm, insecure, weak

shaky, tottering, tottery, unbalanced, wobbly (also wabbly)

Antonyms of stalwart

rickety, unsound, unstable, unsteady

Synonym Discussion of stalwart

strong, stout, sturdy, stalwart, tough, tenacious mean showing power to resist or to endure. strong may imply power derived from muscular vigor, large size, structural soundness, intellectual or spiritual resources.

- strong arms
- the defense has a strong case

stout suggests an ability to endure stress, pain, or hard use without giving way.

- stout hiking boots

sturdy implies strength derived from vigorous growth, determination of spirit, solidity of construction.

- a sturdy table
- people of sturdy independence

stalwart suggests an unshakable dependability.

- stalwart environmentalists

tough implies great firmness and resiliency.

- a tough political opponent

tenacious suggests strength in seizing, retaining, clinging to, or holding together.

- tenacious farmers clinging to an age-old way of life

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