| ADJECTIVE | all | sturdy, hardy, stalwart, stout | having rugged physical strength |
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| all | sturdy, uncompromising, inflexible | not making concessions | |
| all | sturdy, tough | substantially made or constructed |
| Sounds | ster'diy | |
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| Rhymes | already ... yesterday: 132 rhymes with diy... | |
| Meaning | Having rugged physical strength; inured to fatigue or hardships. | |
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| Example | "sturdy young athletes" | |
| Synonyms | hardy, stalwart, stout | |
| Broader | robust | Sturdy and strong in form, constitution, or construction |
| Spanish | fuerte, resistente, robusto | |
| Nouns | sturdiness | the state of being vigorous and robust |
| Adverbs | sturdily | in a sturdy manner |
| Meaning | not making concessions. | |
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| Synonyms | uncompromising, inflexible | |
| Narrower | hard-line, hardline | Firm and uncompromising |
| See also | stubborn, obstinate, unregenerate | tenaciously unwilling or marked by tenacious unwillingness to yield |
| Opposite | compromising, conciliatory, flexible | making or willing to make concessions |
| Spanish | inflexible, intransigente, resistente | |
| Catalan | intransigent | |
| Nouns | sturdiness | resoluteness evidenced by strength of character |
| Meaning | substantially made or constructed. | |
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| Synonym | tough | |
| Broader | rugged | sturdy / sturdy and strong in constitution or construction |
| Spanish | fornido, fuerte, resistente, robusto | |
| Catalan | fornit, fort, resistent, robust | |
| Nouns | sturdiness | the property of something that is strongly built |
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