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vigorous

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of vigorous

1 having active strength of body or mind

he remains healthy and vigorous despite being over 80 years old

Synonyms of vigorous

dynamic, energetic, flush, gingery, lusty, peppy, red-blooded, robust, vital

Words Related to vigorous

animated, brisk, dashing, kinetic, lively, punchy, spirited, sprightly, vivacious

energized, enlivened, invigorated, vitalized

firm, fortified, mettlesome, mighty, powerful, puissant, strong

refreshed, rejuvenated, revitalized

able-bodied, athletic, beefy, brawny, burly, fit, hardy, husky, muscular, robustious, rugged, stalwart, stout, strapping, sturdy, tough, virile

hale, healthy, hearty, sound

capable, competent

Near Antonyms of vigorous

delicate, effete, enervated, faint, feeble, frail, infirm, wan, weak, weakened

impotent, powerless, prostrate, prostrated, sapped, tired

indolent, lackadaisical, languid, lazy

invertebrate, nerveless, soft, spineless, wimpy

ill, unhealthy, unsound, unwell

broken-down, debilitated, decrepit, disabled, wasted, worn-out

Antonyms of vigorous

dull, lethargic, listless, sluggish, torpid

2 able to withstand hardship, strain, or exposure

vigorous and sturdy little sheep bred to live in mountainous regions

Synonyms of vigorous

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

Words Related to vigorous

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 vigorous

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 vigorous

delicate, nonhardy, soft, tender, weak

3 marked by or uttered with forcefulness

offered a vigorous dissent to the proposal

Synonyms of vigorous

aggressive, assertive, dynamic, emphatic, energetic, forceful, full-blooded, muscular, resounding, strenuous, vehement, violent

Words Related to vigorous

decided, insistent, marked, pointed

absolute, categorical (also categoric), clear, plain, unambiguous, unequivocal

arresting, compelling, conspicuous, impelling, noticeable, striking

Near Antonyms of vigorous

guarded, mild, uncompelling, weak, wishy-washy

ambiguous, equivocal, halting, hesitant

Antonyms of vigorous

nonassertive, nonemphatic, unemphatic

4 not showing weakness or uncertainty

gave the bottle of sauce a vigorous shaking

Synonyms of vigorous

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

Words Related to vigorous

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 vigorous

feeble, fragile, frail

limp, listless, spiritless

diffident, insecure, self-doubting

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

Antonyms of vigorous

uncertain, weak

Synonym Discussion of vigorous

vigorous, energetic, strenuous, lusty, nervous mean having or showing great vitality and force. vigorous further implies showing no signs of depletion or diminishing of freshness or robustness.

- as vigorous as a youth half his age

energetic suggests a capacity for intense activity.

- an energetic campaigner

strenuous suggests a preference for coping with the arduous or the challenging.

- the strenuous life on an oil rig

lusty implies exuberant energy and capacity for enjoyment.

- a lusty appetite for life

nervous suggests especially the forcibleness and sustained effectiveness resulting from mental vigor.

- full of nervous energy

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