ADJECTIVE | all | strong | having strength or power greater than average or expected |
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all | strong | not faint or feeble | |
all | strong, potent | having or wielding force or authority | |
all | strong, potent, stiff | having a strong physiological or chemical effect | |
all | strong, impregnable, inviolable, secure, unassailable, unattackable | immune to attack | |
all | strong, solid, substantial | of good quality and condition | |
all | strong | of verbs not having standard (or regular) inflection | |
all | strong, hard | being distilled rather than fermented | |
all | strong, warm | freshly made or left | |
all | strong, firm | strong and sure |
Sounds | strao'ng | |
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Rhymes | along ... yearlong: 33 rhymes with aong... |
Meaning | Having strength or power greater than average or expected. | |
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Attribute of | strength | The property of being physically or mentally strong |
Narrower | beardown | With full strength |
beefed-up | made greater or stronger | |
brawny, hefty, muscular, powerful, sinewy | (of a person) possessing physical strength and weight | |
bullnecked | Having a thick short powerful neck | |
bullocky | resembling a bullock in strength and power | |
fortified | Having something added to increase the strength | |
hard, knockout, severe | Very strong or vigorous | |
industrial-strength, weapons-grade | Extremely strong or concentrated or durable | |
ironlike | Exhibiting strength or hardness like that of iron | |
knock-down, powerful | Strong enough to knock down or overwhelm | |
reinforced, strengthened | Given added strength or support | |
robust | Strong enough to withstand or overcome intellectual challenges or adversity / adversity | |
sound | Vigorous or severe | |
stiff | Powerful | |
vehement | Characterized by great force or energy | |
virile | Characterized by energy and vigor | |
well-knit, well-set | strongly and firmly constructed | |
See also | powerful | Having great power or force or potency or effect |
robust | Sturdy and strong in form, constitution, or construction | |
rugged | sturdy / sturdy and strong in constitution or construction | |
tough, toughened | physically toughened | |
Opposite | weak | Wanting in physical strength |
Spanish | fuerte | |
Catalan | fort | |
Adverbs | strongly | with strength or in a strong manner |
strongly | in a powerful manner |
Meaning | not faint or feeble. | |
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Example | "a strong odor of burning rubber" | |
Broader | intense | Possessing or displaying a distinctive feature to a heightened degree |
Spanish | fuerte, pronunciado | |
Catalan | fort, pronunciat |
Meaning | Having or wielding force or authority. | |
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Synonym | potent | |
Broader | powerful | Having great power or force or potency or effect |
Spanish | fuerte, potente | |
Catalan | fort, potent |
Meaning | Having a strong physiological or chemical effect. | |
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Synonyms | potent, stiff | |
Attribute of | potency, effectiveness, strength | Capacity to produce strong physiological or chemical effects |
Narrower | equipotent | Having equal strength or efficacy |
multipotent | able to many things | |
See also | effective, effectual, efficacious | producing or capable of producing an intended result or having a striking effect |
fertile | capable of reproducing | |
powerful | Having great power or force or potency or effect | |
Opposite | impotent | lacking power or ability |
Spanish | potente |
Meaning | Immune to attack; incapable of being tampered with. | |
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Synonyms | impregnable, inviolable, secure, unassailable, unattackable | |
Broader | invulnerable | immune to attack / attack |
Spanish | inatacable, inexpugnable, inviolable | |
Catalan | inviolable |
Meaning | Of good quality and condition; solidly built. | |
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Synonyms | solid, substantial | |
Broader | sound | In good condition |
Spanish | fuerte, macizo, sólido | |
Catalan | fort, massís, sòlid, substancial |
Meaning | Of verbs not having standard (or regular) inflection. | |
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Example | "'sing' is a strong verb" | |
Category | grammar | The branch of linguistics that deals with syntax and morphology (and sometimes also deals with semantics) |
Broader | irregular | contrary to rule or accepted order or general practice |
Spanish | irregular |
Meaning | Distilled rather than fermented; having a high alcoholic content. | |
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Synonym | hard | |
Broader | alcoholic | Characteristic of or containing alcohol |
Spanish | fuerte | |
Catalan | fort |
Meaning | Freshly made or left. | |
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Synonym | warm | |
Broader | fresh | recently made, produced, or harvested |
Spanish | fuerte |
Meaning | Strong and sure. | |
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Example | "gave a strong pull on the rope" | |
Synonym | firm | |
Broader | forceful | Characterized by or full of force or strength (often but not necessarily physical) |
Spanish | acérrimo, firme |
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