Synonyms of strapping

strapping 1 of 2

adjective

as in hardy

of a person having a strong and sturdy constitution

a strapping young man

Related Words

• hardy
• stout
• sturdy
• tough
• rugged
• muscular
• powerful
• lively
• mighty
• burly
• brisk
• beefy
• robust
• athletic
• vigorous
• dynamic
• virile
• brawny
• husky
• energetic
• strong
• fit
• stalwart
• dashing
• animated
• lusty
• healthy
• flush
• kinetic
• spirited
• able-bodied
• sound
• capable
• vital
• robustious
• sprightly
• vivacious
• peppy
• red-blooded
• punchy
• fortified
• gingery
• refreshed
• energized
• competent
• mettlesome
• vitalized
• enlivened
• hale
• firm
• rejuvenated
• puissant
• invigorated
• hearty
• revitalized

Dissimilar Words

• weak
• feeble
• delicate
• frail
• faint
• infirm
• tired
• effete
• weakened
• prostrate
• wan
• impotent
• powerless
• lazy
• soft
• languid
• indolent
• lackadaisical
• wimpy
• enervated
• ill
• nerveless
• disabled
• spineless
• unsound
• unhealthy
• invertebrate
• sapped
• prostrated
• wasted
• decrepit
• unwell
• debilitated
• broken-down
• worn-out

strapping

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verb

present participle of strap

as in roping

Related Words

• roping
• cinching
• tying
• wiring
• threading
• cording
• binding
• lashing
• trussing
• banding
• girding
• tethering
• leashing
• girting
• snarling
• knotting
• intertwining
• winding
• coiling
• interlacing
• interweaving
• tangling
• entangling
• lacing
• twisting

Dissimilar Words

• untying
• unfastening
• undoing
• unstrapping
• unlacing
• unbinding
• unleashing
• unloosing
• unraveling
• disentangling
• untangling
• unwinding
• untwisting
• uncoiling
• unthreading
• unloosening
• unlashing
• unstringing
• untethering
• unspooling
• untwining
• unsnarling

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of strapping

Adjective

Ser Duncan the Tall, is a strapping but awkward young man with little confidence and few skills. — Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times, 16 Jan. 2026

Henney is best known for playing the strapping and heroic Special Agent Matt Simmons on Criminal Minds. — Hoda Mallone, People.com, 13 Mar. 2025

In The Seventh Seal, von Sydow’s Antonius Block—a knight returning from the Crusades to find his country decimated by plague—is a strapping specimen of manhood coming face-to-face, literally, with his mortality. — Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 9 Mar. 2020

The Marines have recently experimented with strapping vehicles to the deck of amphibious transports and utilizing their firepower to strike targets on land or even defend the ship. — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 10 Oct. 2019

Pepe Aguilar's set came at the end, of course, and was a showcase for his strapping persona. — Joey Guerra, Houston Chronicle, 19 Aug. 2019

On arrival in the southern hemisphere, Gabriela (naturally) immediately bumps into a very strapping Kiwi bachelor named Jake, played by Adam Demos (UnREAL). — Ruth Kinane, EW.com, 14 Aug. 2019

Patience paid off for the strapping senior first baseman in Saturday’s 4-3 nine-inning win over Lake Central in the Class 4A LaPorte Regional semifinals. — Mike Hutton, Post-Tribune, 3 June 2018