Strong

//stɹæŋ//

Synonyms for "strong" (552 found)

Ranked by relevance and common usage.

Closest matches (111)

forceful alcoholic ardent brawny concentrated durable extreme hard intense potent rank reasonable robust sound stiff substantial vehement irregular able able-bodied

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Adjective(2 words)

ardent concentrated

Strong matches (165)

distinct doctrinaire dogmatic dorsal doughty draconian drastic driving dynamic eager earnest effective effectual efficacious efficient emotional emphatic enchanting enduring energetic

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engraved enterprising enthusiastic estimable etched exhaustive experienced fast fecal fervent fervid fetid fibrous firm flat flourishing flush forcefully forcible forcy formidable fortified foul fragrant fresh front frowsty frowy frowzy full full blooded full of pep full-blooded full-bodied full-strength fulsome funky fusty gamy garish glaring glide glossal glottal go go go-go good grand graphic grave graveolent great gristly gutsy guttural gutty hale hale and hearty hard as nails hard-nosed hard-working hardy harsh heady healthy hearty heavy hefty heroic high high powered high-handed high-potency high-powered high-pressure high-tasted high-tension hot husky ill-smelling imperative impetuous important impregnable impressed impressive imprinted in force in power incisive indefatigable industrial strength influential intensified intonated iron-hard ironlike irrefutable irresistible keen kinetic knock down knockout knowledgeable labial labiodental labiovelar large lasting lateral lax leatherlike leathery light likely lingual liquid lively living loud low lusty magnetic main malodorous marked massive maximum mephitic mettlesome miasmal miasmic

Adjective(8 words)

durable extreme forceful hard impregnable intense inviolable loud

Adjective(4 words)

firm hard impregnable inviolable

Adverb(1 words)

forcefully

Related words (276)

mid mighty mighty in battle mildewed mildewy moldy momentous monophthongal mordant muscular musty muted narrow nasal nasalized nervous nervy nidorous noisome nonweak

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noxious numerous obstinate occlusive odoriferous odorous off offensive offensively olid open operative opinionated overbearingly overenthusiastically oxytone palatal palatalized passionate penetrating peppy persistent personable persuasive pharyngeal pharyngealized philosopher phonemic phonetic phonic piercing piquant pitch pitched plenary poignant posttonic powerful prepotent prestigious profound pronounced proof prosperous puissant punchy pungent pushy putrescent putrid qualified rabid racy rancid reasty reasy recalcitrant red blooded red-blooded redoubtable reechy reeking reeky regular reinforced repulsive reputable resilient resistant resolute retroflex rich rigid rigorous robustious robustuous ropy rotten rough rounded rude rugged ruling secure sedulous self-willed semivowel sensational serious severe sharp sinewed sinewy sizeable skilled slashing smacking smellful smelling smelly snappy soft solid solvent sonant sour soured spanking spicy spirited spirituous stable stale stallwart stalwart stark staunch steadfast steady steely stenchy stinking stopped stout straight strapping strengthened strenuous stressed striking stringent stringy strong as brandy strong as strong strong willed strong-flavored strong-minded strong-scented strong-smelling strong-tasting strong-willed stubborn stuffy sturdy suasive suffocating sulfurous surd sure syllabic tainted take charge take-charge take-over talented telling tenacious tense the same thick thriving throaty thug tireless tonal tonic total tough tough as leather trained trenchant truculently true-blue turned twangy two-handed unaccented unasked unattackable uncompromising undiluted unfailing unflagging unmistakable unmixed unmoving unrounded unstressed unswerving untiring unvarying unwavering unyielding urgent valid velar vibrant vigorous vile vinous violent virile viscid vital vivacious vivid vocalic vocoid voiced voiceless vowel vowellike weak weather-beaten weighty well knit well-built well-constructed well-established well-founded well-grounded well-made well-versed wide wieldy winning winy wiry with a kick zealous zestful zesty zippy

Adjective(12 words)

nonweak potent powerful rank resilient secure sturdy swith tough unassailable unattackable zealous

Adjective(8 words)

potent secure solid stiff substantial unassailable unattackable warm

Adverb(3 words)

powerfully strongly vigorously

How these synonyms differ

forceful - 'Forceful' emphasizes assertion and dominance, a forceful personality pushes through resistance.
powerful - 'Powerful' shifts from raw strength to influence and impact. A powerful argument doesn't lift weights, it moves minds.
robust - 'Robust' implies durability and resilience, strong enough to withstand stress, often used for systems, health, or economies.
sturdy - 'Sturdy' is physical and practical, it describes things built to last, like furniture, buildings, or shoes.

Related word relations

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

9 relation types

More specific

1 entries

ultrastrong

Antonyms

7 entries

diluted forceless forcelessly fragile regular weak

Synonyms

15 entries

ardent concentrated durable extreme forceful forcefully hard healthy impregnable irregular potent rank strong willed substantial unattackable

Related terms

4 entries

strength strong as an ox strong personality strong verb

capable of

1 entries

best weak

derived

69 entries

English strong ale Strong City Stronghurst a chain is only as strong as its weakest link antistrong by the strong hand come it strong come on strong electrostrong go strong headstrong nonstrong overstrong semistrong stroft strong AI

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has context

8 entries

chemistry grammar logic mathematics military slang specifically us

related to

29 entries

anion cation convincing determined force germanic good impressive inflect ionize number power powerful produce robust rugged

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similar

65 entries

alcoholic beardown beefed up beefed-up brawny bullnecked bullocky effective effectual efficacious equipotent

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Translations

558 translations across 145 languages.

Abkhaz

1 entries

аӷәӷәа adj (capable of producing great physical force)

Afrikaans

4 entries

determineerd adj (determined, unyielding)
konsentreerd adj (having a high concentration of an essential or active ingredient)
kragtig adj (highly stimulating to the senses)
kras adj (slang: impressive)

Akkadian

1 entries

𒆗 adj (capable of producing great physical force)

Albanian

1 entries

i fortë adj (capable of producing great physical force)

Amharic

1 entries

ፈርጠም adj (capable of producing great physical force)

Ancient Greek

4 entries

καρτερός adj (capable of producing great physical force)
σθεναρός adj (capable of producing great physical force)
ἀαγής adj (capable of withstanding great physical force)
ἰσχυρός adj (capable of producing great physical force)

Arabic

4 entries

ثَقِيْل adj (having a high concentration of an essential or active ingredient)
ثَقِيْل adj (having a high alcoholic content)
حَادّ adj (having a high concentration of an essential or active ingredient)
حَصِيْن adj (military: not easily subdued or taken)

Aragonese

1 entries

fuerte adj (capable of producing great physical force)

Armenian

2 entries

ուժեղ adj (capable of producing great physical force)
պինդ adj (capable of withstanding great physical force)

Aromanian

4 entries

cadãr adj (capable of producing great physical force)
ndrumin adj (capable of producing great physical force)
putut adj (capable of producing great physical force)
silnãos adj (capable of producing great physical force)

Assamese

1 entries

বলী adj (capable of producing great physical force)

Asturian

1 entries

fuerte adj (capable of producing great physical force)

Avar

1 entries

гучаб adj (capable of producing great physical force)

Azerbaijani

4 entries

davamlı adj (determined, unyielding)
güclü adj (capable of producing great physical force)
kəskin adj (highly stimulating to the senses)
möhkəm adj (capable of withstanding great physical force)

Banjarese

1 entries

iskaya adj (capable of producing great physical force)

Bashkir

3 entries

көслө adj (capable of producing great physical force)
көстө adj (capable of producing great physical force)
ҡаты adj (having a high concentration of an essential or active ingredient)

Belarusian

2 entries

мо́цны adj (capable of producing great physical force)
сі́льны adj (capable of producing great physical force)

Bengali

1 entries

শক্তিশালী adj (capable of producing great physical force)

Bhojpuri

1 entries

मजबूत adj (capable of producing great physical force)

Bikol Central

1 entries

makusog adj (capable of producing great physical force)

Bulgarian

4 entries

решителен adj (determined, unyielding)
си́лен adj (capable of producing great physical force)
силен adj (fast moving water)
силен adj (highly stimulating to the senses)

Burmese

3 entries

ကျန်း adj (capable of producing great physical force)
ပြင်း adj (capable of producing great physical force)
ဗလဝ adj (capable of producing great physical force)

Catalan

4 entries

fort adj (capable of producing great physical force)
fort adj (capable of withstanding great physical force)
fort adj (determined, unyielding)
fort adj (highly stimulating to the senses)

Central Kurdish

4 entries

بەقوەت adj (capable of producing great physical force)
بەقوەت adj (highly stimulating to the senses)
بەقوەت adj (having an offensive or intense odor or flavor)
بەھێز adj (capable of withstanding great physical force)

Chamicuro

1 entries

tinowa adj (capable of producing great physical force)

Chechen

2 entries

нуьцкъала adj (capable of producing great physical force)
чӏогӏа adj (capable of producing great physical force)

Chinese Mandarin

3 entries

強 /强 adj (capable of producing great physical force)
強力 /强力 adj (capable of withstanding great physical force)
強烈 /强烈 adj (having an offensive or intense odor or flavor)

Chuukese

1 entries

pochokun adj (capable of producing great physical force)

Crimean Tatar

1 entries

küçlü adj (capable of producing great physical force)

Czech

1 entries

silný adj (capable of producing great physical force)

Dalmatian

1 entries

fuart adj (capable of producing great physical force)

Danish

4 entries

stærk adj (capable of producing great physical force)
stærk adj (capable of withstanding great physical force)
stærk adj (determined, unyielding)
stærk adj (having a high concentration of an essential or active ingredient)

Dutch

4 entries

geconcentreerd adj (having a high concentration of an essential or active ingredient)
krachtig adj (capable of producing great physical force)
krachtig adj (highly stimulating to the senses)
krachtig adj (having an offensive or intense odor or flavor)

Eastern Mari

2 entries

виян adj (capable of producing great physical force)
виян adj (capable of withstanding great physical force)

Esperanto

1 entries

forta adj (capable of producing great physical force)

Estonian

2 entries

tugev adj (capable of producing great physical force)
tugev adj (capable of withstanding great physical force)

Even

1 entries

эӈси adj (capable of producing great physical force)

Evenki

1 entries

эңэси adj (capable of producing great physical force)

Extremaduran

1 entries

huerti adj (capable of producing great physical force)

Finnish

4 entries

epäsäännöllinen adj (grammar: irregular)
hellittämätön adj (determined, unyielding)
jäykkä adj (having a high alcoholic content)
kestävä adj (capable of withstanding great physical force)

French

4 entries

fort adj (capable of producing great physical force)
fort adj (determined, unyielding)
fort adj (highly stimulating to the senses)
fort adj (having an offensive or intense odor or flavor)

Friulian

1 entries

fuart adj (capable of producing great physical force)

Galician

1 entries

forte adj (capable of producing great physical force)

Georgian

1 entries

ძლიერი adj (capable of producing great physical force)

German

4 entries

gut adj (convincing)
kräftig adj (capable of producing great physical force)
kräftig adj (fast moving water)
kräftig adj (having a high concentration of an essential or active ingredient)

Gothic

1 entries

𐍃𐍅𐌹𐌽𐌸𐍃 adj (capable of producing great physical force)

Greek

2 entries

δυνατός adj (capable of producing great physical force)
ισχυρός adj (capable of producing great physical force)

Greenlandic

1 entries

sakkortuvoq adj (capable of producing great physical force)

Haitian Creole

1 entries

fò adj (capable of producing great physical force)

Hebrew

4 entries

חָזָק adj (capable of producing great physical force)
חָזָק adj (capable of withstanding great physical force)
חָזָק adj (having a high concentration of an essential or active ingredient)
מרשים adj (slang: impressive)

Hindi

4 entries

तगड़ा adj (capable of withstanding great physical force)
ताक़तवर adj (capable of producing great physical force)
बलवान adj (capable of producing great physical force)
बली adj (capable of producing great physical force)

Hungarian

4 entries

erős adj (capable of producing great physical force)
erős adj (having a high concentration of an essential or active ingredient)
erős adj (having a high alcoholic content)
erős adj (grammar: irregular)

Icelandic

1 entries

sterkur adj (capable of producing great physical force)

Indonesian

1 entries

kuat adj (capable of producing great physical force)

Ingrian

3 entries

see Thesaurus:vahva adj (capable of producing great physical force)
vahva adj (capable of producing great physical force)
väkövä adj (having an offensive or intense odor or flavor)

Irish

4 entries

borb adj (having an offensive or intense odor or flavor)
bríomhar adj (capable of producing great physical force)
calma adj (capable of producing great physical force)
garg adj (having an offensive or intense odor or flavor)

Italian

4 entries

aitante adj (capable of producing great physical force)
cattivo adj (having an offensive or intense odor or flavor)
convincente adj (convincing)
convinto adj (determined, unyielding)

Japanese

4 entries

強い adj (capable of producing great physical force)
強い adj (determined, unyielding)
強い adj (highly stimulating to the senses)
強い adj (having a high concentration of an essential or active ingredient)

Javanese

2 entries

kuat adj (capable of producing great physical force)
rosa adj (capable of producing great physical force)

Kazakh

1 entries

күшті adj (capable of producing great physical force)

Khmer

1 entries

ខ្លាំង adj (capable of producing great physical force)

Kikai

1 entries

強さい adj (capable of producing great physical force)

Korean

4 entries

강하다 adj (capable of producing great physical force)
굳세다 adj (capable of withstanding great physical force)
굳세다 adj (determined, unyielding)
굳세다 adj (military: not easily subdued or taken)

Kunigami

1 entries

強ーせん adj (capable of producing great physical force)

Kyrgyz

1 entries

күчтүү adj (capable of producing great physical force)

Laboya

4 entries

kadiwoka adj (capable of producing great physical force)
kulha adj (capable of producing great physical force)
maddo adj (capable of producing great physical force)
tuhula adj (capable of producing great physical force)

Lao

4 entries

ກັດ adj (capable of producing great physical force)
ກຳລັງ adj (capable of producing great physical force)
ແຂງແຮງ adj (capable of producing great physical force)
ແຮງ adj (capable of producing great physical force)

Latgalian

2 entries

dykts adj (capable of producing great physical force)
styprys adj (capable of producing great physical force)

Latin

4 entries

anomalus adj (grammar: irregular)
firmus adj (capable of producing great physical force)
firmus adj (capable of withstanding great physical force)
firmus adj (determined, unyielding)

Latvian

4 entries

izturīgs adj (capable of withstanding great physical force)
spēcīgs adj (capable of producing great physical force)
spēcīgs adj (having a high concentration of an essential or active ingredient)
stiprs adj (capable of producing great physical force)

Lithuanian

1 entries

stiprus adj (capable of producing great physical force)

Livonian

1 entries

viš adj (capable of producing great physical force)

Lombard

1 entries

fort adj (capable of producing great physical force)

Luxembourgish

1 entries

staark adj (capable of producing great physical force)

Macedonian

1 entries

си́лен adj (capable of producing great physical force)

Maguindanao

1 entries

mabager adj (capable of producing great physical force)

Malay

1 entries

kuat adj (capable of producing great physical force)

Maltese

1 entries

qawwi adj (capable of producing great physical force)

Manx

3 entries

lajer adj (capable of producing great physical force)
lajer adj (capable of withstanding great physical force)
çhiu adj (having a high concentration of an essential or active ingredient)

Maranao

1 entries

mabeger adj (capable of producing great physical force)

Mirandese

1 entries

fuorte adj (capable of producing great physical force)

Miyako

1 entries

強 adj (capable of producing great physical force)

Mongolian

1 entries

бөх adj (capable of producing great physical force)

Māori

4 entries

kaha adj (capable of producing great physical force)
kōmārohi adj (capable of producing great physical force)
mārohirohi adj (determined, unyielding)
tāngutungutu adj (capable of producing great physical force)

Najdi Arabic

1 entries

قُوي adj (capable of producing great physical force)

Nanai

1 entries

манга adj (capable of producing great physical force)

Nepali

1 entries

बलियो adj (capable of producing great physical force)

Norman

4 entries

fort adj (capable of producing great physical force)
fort adj (determined, unyielding)
fort adj (highly stimulating to the senses)
fort adj (having an offensive or intense odor or flavor)

Northern Amami Ōshima

1 entries

強ーさり adj (capable of producing great physical force)

Norwegian Bokmål

4 entries

sterk adj (capable of producing great physical force)
sterk adj (fast moving water)
sterk adj (highly stimulating to the senses)
sterk adj (having an offensive or intense odor or flavor)

Occitan

1 entries

fòrt adj (capable of producing great physical force)

Okinawan

1 entries

強ーさん adj (capable of producing great physical force)

Okinoerabu

1 entries

強ーさん adj (capable of producing great physical force)

Oromo

1 entries

jabaa adj (capable of producing great physical force)

Ossetian

1 entries

тыхджын adj (capable of producing great physical force)

Ottoman Turkish

4 entries

ایتی adj (having an offensive or intense odor or flavor)
حریف adj (having an offensive or intense odor or flavor)
سرت adj (highly stimulating to the senses)
كسكین adj (highly stimulating to the senses)

Persian

2 entries

زورمند adj (capable of producing great physical force)
قوی adj (capable of producing great physical force)

Plautdietsch

1 entries

stoakj adj (capable of producing great physical force)

Polish

4 entries

krzepki adj (capable of producing great physical force)
mocny adj (capable of producing great physical force)
mocny adj (having an offensive or intense odor or flavor)
mocny adj (having a high concentration of an essential or active ingredient)

Portuguese

4 entries

forte adj (capable of producing great physical force)
forte adj (capable of withstanding great physical force)
forte adj (determined, unyielding)
forte adj (highly stimulating to the senses)

Quechua

1 entries

sinchi adj (capable of producing great physical force)

Romanian

3 entries

puternic adj (capable of producing great physical force)
puternic adj (capable of withstanding great physical force)
vârtos adj (determined, unyielding)

Romansch

1 entries

ferm adj (capable of producing great physical force)

Russian

4 entries

бы́стрый adj (fast moving water)
кре́пкий adj (capable of withstanding great physical force)
кре́пкий adj (having a high concentration of an essential or active ingredient)
кре́пкий adj (having a high alcoholic content)

Sanskrit

4 entries

तवस् adj (capable of producing great physical force)
तूय adj (capable of producing great physical force)
दृढ़ adj (capable of withstanding great physical force)
प्रबल adj (capable of producing great physical force)

Sardinian

3 entries

folte adj (capable of producing great physical force)
forte adj (capable of producing great physical force)
forti adj (capable of producing great physical force)

Scottish Gaelic

4 entries

cumhachdach adj (capable of producing great physical force)
làidir adj (capable of producing great physical force)
làidir adj (capable of withstanding great physical force)
làidir adj (determined, unyielding)

Serbo-Croatian

4 entries

goroloman adj (capable of withstanding great physical force)
jȁk adj (capable of producing great physical force)
jȃk adj (highly stimulating to the senses)
jȃk adj (having a high concentration of an essential or active ingredient)

Sidamo

1 entries

jawaata adj (capable of producing great physical force)

Slovak

1 entries

silný adj (capable of producing great physical force)

Slovene

2 entries

močan adj (capable of producing great physical force)
silen adj (capable of producing great physical force)

Southern Amami Ōshima

1 entries

強ーさむっ adj (capable of producing great physical force)

Spanish

4 entries

fuerte adj (capable of producing great physical force)
fuerte adj (having an offensive or intense odor or flavor)
fuerte adj (convincing)
resistente adj (capable of withstanding great physical force)

Sumerian

1 entries

𒆗 adj (capable of producing great physical force)

Swahili

4 entries

imara adj (capable of producing great physical force)
imara adj (capable of withstanding great physical force)
imara adj (highly stimulating to the senses)
imara adj (having an offensive or intense odor or flavor)

Swedish

4 entries

energisk adj (determined, unyielding)
frän adj (having an offensive or intense odor or flavor)
hållfast adj (capable of withstanding great physical force)
kraftfull adj (capable of producing great physical force)

Tagalog

1 entries

malakas adj (capable of producing great physical force)

Tajik

1 entries

қавӣ adj (capable of producing great physical force)

Tatar

2 entries

куәтле adj (capable of producing great physical force)
көчле adj (capable of producing great physical force)

Tausug

1 entries

makusug adj (capable of producing great physical force)

Telugu

4 entries

గాఢమైన adj (having a high concentration of an essential or active ingredient)
దృఢమైన adj (capable of withstanding great physical force)
దృఢమైన adj (determined, unyielding)
బలమైన adj (capable of producing great physical force)

Tetum

1 entries

maka'as adj (capable of producing great physical force)

Thai

2 entries

แข็งแกร่ง adj (determined, unyielding)
แข็งแรง adj (capable of producing great physical force)

Tibetan

1 entries

ཤུགས་ཆེན་པོ adj (capable of producing great physical force)

Tokunoshima

1 entries

強ーさい adj (capable of producing great physical force)

Tongan

1 entries

malohi adj (capable of producing great physical force)

Turkish

4 entries

dayanıklı adj (capable of withstanding great physical force)
dirençli adj (capable of withstanding great physical force)
etkileyici adj (slang: impressive)
gür adj (capable of producing great physical force)

Turkmen

1 entries

güýçli adj (capable of producing great physical force)

Tuvan

4 entries

доң adj (having a high alcoholic content)
дыңзыг adj (capable of producing great physical force)
күштүг adj (capable of producing great physical force)
мөчэк adj (capable of producing great physical force)

Ukrainian

2 entries

мі́цний adj (capable of producing great physical force)
си́льний adj (capable of producing great physical force)

Unami

2 entries

chitanësi adj (capable of producing great physical force)
chitanësi adj (capable of withstanding great physical force)

Urdu

4 entries

بلوان adj (capable of producing great physical force)
تگڑا adj (capable of withstanding great physical force)
طاقتور adj (capable of producing great physical force)
مضبوط adj (capable of withstanding great physical force)

Uyghur

1 entries

كۈچلۈك adj (capable of producing great physical force)

Uzbek

1 entries

kuchli adj (capable of producing great physical force)

Vietnamese

2 entries

chắc adj (capable of withstanding great physical force)
mạnh adj (capable of producing great physical force)

Welsh

4 entries

cadarn adj (capable of producing great physical force)
cadarn adj (capable of withstanding great physical force)
cryf adj (capable of producing great physical force)
grymus adj (capable of producing great physical force)

West-Frisian

1 entries

sterk adj (capable of producing great physical force)

Western Bukidnon Manobo

1 entries

meviɣer adj (capable of producing great physical force)

Yaeyama

1 entries

強ーさん adj (capable of producing great physical force)

Yakut

2 entries

бөҕө adj (capable of producing great physical force)
күүстээх adj (capable of producing great physical force)

Yiddish

1 entries

שטאַרק adj (capable of producing great physical force)

Yonaguni

1 entries

強ん adj (capable of producing great physical force)

Yoron

1 entries

強ーさん adj (capable of producing great physical force)

Yámana

1 entries

manakata adj (capable of producing great physical force)

Zhuang

2 entries

ak adj (capable of producing great physical force)
rengz adj (capable of producing great physical force)

Sample sentences

39 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

The bridge couldn't sustain the force of the strong current and collapsed.

Source: tatoeba (18981)

Flying against a strong wind is very difficult.

Source: tatoeba (19179)

The strong wind died away at night.

Source: tatoeba (19180)

Strong winds stripped the tree of its leaves.

Source: tatoeba (19181)

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