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stout

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of stout

1 able to withstand hardship, strain, or exposure

erected a stout wooden fence to keep the wild animals out

Synonyms of stout

cast-iron, hard, hard-bitten, hardened, hardy, inured, rugged, strong, sturdy, tough, toughened, vigorous

Words Related to stout

flinty, leathery, resilient, stalwart

durable, enduring, everlasting, immortal, imperishable, lasting, permanent, stable, staunch (also stanch), staying, tenacious, unyielding

flourishing, prospering, thriving

able-bodied, brawny, muscular

fit, fortified, hale, healthy, husky, lusty, red-blooded, robust, sound, strapping, virile

annealed, seasoned, tempered

Near Antonyms of stout

emasculated, enervated, enfeebled, exhausted, run-down, sapped, wasted, weakened, worn, worn out

crippled, debilitated, diseased, incapacitated, infirm, unsound

fragile, frail, puny

resistless, sensitive, susceptible, unresistant, vulnerable, yielding

mortal, perishable, temporary, transient

Antonyms of stout

delicate, nonhardy, soft, tender, weak

2 being compact and broad in build and often short in stature

the wrestler is stout in build, so he is frequently underestimated by his opponents

Synonyms of stout

chunky, dumpy, heavyset, squat, squatty, stocky, stubby, stumpy, thickset

Words Related to stout

beefy, brawny, bulky, burly, husky, sturdy, thick, thickish, weighty

chubby, corpulent, fat, fleshy, full, gross, heavy, obese, overweight, plump, portly, pudgy, roly-poly, rotund, round, tubby

paunchy, potbellied

Near Antonyms of stout

delicate, fragile, frail, puny

lean, skinny, slender, slim, spare, thin

angular, bony (also boney), gaunt, lank, lanky, rawboned, sinewy

scraggy, scrawny, slight

anorexic, cadaverous, emaciated, haggard, skeletal, wasted

spindly, twiggy, waspish, weedy, willowy, wiry

3 feeling or displaying no fear by temperament

stout souls who boldly ventured forward, not knowing what kinds of danger they faced

Synonyms of stout

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

Words Related to stout

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 stout

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 stout

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

4 having muscles capable of exerting great physical force

covered wagons drawn by stout oxen

Synonyms of stout

brawny, muscular, rugged, sinewy, stalwart, strong

Words Related to stout

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 stout

challenged, disabled, incapacitated, paralyzed

impotent, powerless

puny, slight, small, unathletic, unfit, unhealthy

Antonyms of stout

delicate, feeble, frail, weak, weakling, wimpy

5 not showing weakness or uncertainty

a stout defender of womenʼs rights in the third world

Synonyms of stout

firm, forceful, hearty, iron, lusty, robust, solid, strong, sturdy, vigorous

Words Related to stout

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 stout

feeble, fragile, frail

limp, listless, spiritless

diffident, insecure, self-doubting

characterless, effete, frail, spineless, weakened, weak-kneed, wimpy, wishy-washy

Antonyms of stout

uncertain, weak

Synonym Discussion of stout

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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