Able-bodied

/ˈeɪ.bl̩ˌbɑ.did/

Synonyms for "able-bodied" (28 found)

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Closest matches (6)

Adjective(2 words)
athleticbrawnybroad shoulderedburly

Strong matches (8)

Adjective(4 words)
fitfit personhealthyhealthy person
Noun(1 words)
fit the context

Related words (14)

Adjective(4 words)
non-disabled personphysically fit personrobuststurdy
Adjective(1 words)

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

6 relation types

More general

3 entries
health statuspersonphysical condition

More specific

4 entries
athletefit studenthealthy athletelaborer

Collocations

10 entries
able-bodied adultable-bodied adultsable-bodied communityable-bodied individualsable-bodied personable-bodied populationable-bodied studentable-bodied volunteersable-bodied workerable-bodied workers

Inflections

4 entries
able-bodied peopleable-bodied personsmore able-bodiedmost able-bodied

Derivations

1 entries

similar

1 entries

Sample sentences

5 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

He's able-bodied, so he's gonna join the army.

Source: tatoeba (1345928)

I don't think that able-bodied people that choose not to contribute should be rewarded, but I think there should be more support for people that want to make a living.

Source: tatoeba (9265407)

South Korea has mandatory military service for able-bodied men.

Source: tatoeba (13239541)

A servant determinately idle, leaving his work, or an able-bodied vagrant, roaming the country without means of honest self-support and without seeking employment, was to be brought before the two nearest magistrates.

Source: wiktionary

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