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Synonyms for brawny

  • adjective

Most common

powerful muscular burly sinewy calloused muscleful

All synonyms

Adjective

1. Muscular

muscular, sinewy, burly, strong, powerful, strapping, lusty, stout, sturdy, stalwart, hefty, robust, plump, vigorous, athletic, bulky, fleshy, able-bodied, fat, swole, ocky, portly

Other

calloused, muscleful

Antonyms

weak

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Definitions

  1. adj. 1

    Characterized by brawn; muscular, thewy; strong.

    Rattler was a big, brawny fellow, and he stepped up in front of me, rolling up his sleeves.

Related words

Word family
brawniness

Example sentences

  • powerful His powerful speech carried the audience with him.
  • muscular Tom was diagnosed with muscular dystrophy in 2013.
  • burly Those burly books were really expensive.
  • calloused His teeth were rotten, his nails dirty, his hands calloused.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
brawnyrising
powerfulrising
muscularsteady
burlyrising
sinewyrising
callousedrising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters
fat1
4 letters
ocky
5 letters
stout1, hefty2, bulky2, plump1, burly2, lusty2, swole
6 letters
strong1, robust2, sturdy2, fleshy2, portly2, sinewy3
8 letters
powerful3, athletic3, muscular3, vigorous3, stalwart2
9 letters
strapping2, calloused2, muscleful

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (hefty2 = 2 syllables).

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