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   Strong

   /strôNG/

   

   adjective

   • 1. having the power to move heavy weights or perform other physically demanding tasks: "she cut through the water with her strong arms" Similar powerfulmuscularbrawnywell builtpowerfully builtstrappingsturdyheftyburlymeatyrobustfitathleticvigoroustoughruggedstalwartstaunchmightyhardylustyHerculeanstrong as an ox/horse/lioninformal:beefyhunkyhuskyrippedshreddedbuffjackedOpposite weakpuny
   • ▪ able to perform a specified action well and powerfully: "he was not a strong swimmer"
   • ▪ exerting great force: "a strong current" Similar forcefulpowerfulvigorousfierceintenseextremeOpposite gentle
   • ▪ possessing skills and qualities that create a likelihood of success: "the competition was too strong"
   • ▪ (of an argument or case) likely to succeed because of sound reasoning or convincing evidence: "there is a strong argument for decentralization" Similar compellingcogentforcefulpowerfulpotentweightyconvincingplausibleeffectiveefficacioussoundvalidwell foundedtellingimpressivepersuasiveinfluentialauthoritativeOpposite weakunconvincing
   • ▪ powerfully affecting the mind, senses, or emotions: "his imagery made a strong impression on the critics" Similar intenseforcefulvehementpassionateardentferventfervidprofounddeep-seatedconsumingextremeacutefierceliterary:perfervidpassional
   • ▪ (of language or actions) forceful and extreme, especially excessively or unacceptably so: "the government was urged to take strong measures against the perpetrators of violence" Similar firmforcefulseverestrictdrasticextremedraconian
   • 2. able to withstand great force or pressure: "cotton is strong, hard-wearing, and easy to handle" Similar securewell builtindestructiblewell fortifiedwell defendedwell protectedimpregnableimpenetrableinviolableunassailablefortress-likesoliddurablehardwearingheavy-dutytoughsturdywell madesubstantialsolidruggedresistantresilientimperishableindestructiblelong-lastingenduringOpposite weak
   • ▪ (of a person's constitution) not easily affected by disease or hardship: "despite his strong constitution, constant worry and exposure to the elements had worn him down" Similar wellhealthyin good healthfitfighting fitrobustvigorousbloomingthrivingbursting with healthin rude healthhalehale and heartyheartyin good shapein excellent shapein good conditionin good trimin fine fettlesoundsound in body and limbinformal:in the pinkfit as a fiddlein tip-top conditionOpposite frail
   • ▪ not easily disturbed, upset, or affected: "driving on these highways requires strong nerves" Similar forcefuldeterminedspiriteddynamicself-assertivetoughtenacioushigh-poweredformidableaggressiveredoubtablezealousfirmresolutestrong-mindedinformal:gutsyfeistyOpposite weak
   • ▪ (of a person's character) showing determination, self-control, and good judgment: "only a strong will enabled him to survive" Similar forcefuldeterminedspiriteddynamicself-assertivetoughtenacioushigh-poweredformidableaggressiveredoubtablezealousfirmresolutestrong-mindedinformal:gutsyfeistyOpposite weak
   • ▪ firmly held or established: "a strong and trusting relationship" Similar keeneagerdeepacutededicatedpassionateferventzealouskeeneagerenthusiasticearnestdedicatedstaunchloyalsteadfastpassionatefiercefervent
   • ▪ (of a market) having steadily high or rising prices.
   • 3. very intense: "a strong smell" Similar intensedeeprichwarmbrightbrilliantvividstrikingcolorfulgraphicbrightbrilliantintenseradiantgleamingdazzlingglaringOpposite pale
   • ▪ (of something seen or heard) not soft or muted; clear or prominent: "she should wear strong colors" Similar loudpowerfulforcefullustystentorianresonantsonorousorotundfullrichdeepboomingpenetratingcarryingclearstridentinformal:fruityrare:canorousOpposite quietweak
   • ▪ (of food or its flavor) distinctive and pungent: "strong cheese" Similar highly flavoredstrongly flavoredflavorfulflavorsomesavorypungentaromaticpiquanttangysharpbitingzestyspicyhotrare:flavoroussapidOpposite mild
   • ▪ (of a solution or drink) containing a large proportion of a particular substance; concentrated: "a cup of strong coffee" Similar concentratedundilutedhighly flavoredalcoholicintoxicatinginebriatinghardheadypotentstiffspirituousvinousintoxicantOpposite weakmildnonalcoholicsoft
   • ▪ (of an acid or base) fully ionized into cations and anions in solution; having (respectively) a very low or a very high pH.
   • 4. used after a number to indicate the size of a group: "a hostile crowd several thousand strong"
   • 5. denoting a class of verbs in Germanic languages that form the past tense and past participle by a change of vowel within the stem rather than by addition of a suffix (e.g. swim, swam, swum).
   • 6. relating to or denoting the strongest of the known kinds of force between particles, which acts between nucleons and other hadrons when closer than about 10−13 cm (so binding protons in a nucleus despite the repulsion due to their charge), and which conserves strangeness, parity, and isospin.

   Word Origin Old English, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch and German streng, also to string.

   Derivatives

   • 1. strongish adjective

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