Synonyms for muscle

Most common

brawn · sinew · muscularity · musculus

All synonyms

Noun

Definitions

1. n. 1

   A contractile form of tissue which animals use to effect movement.

   Muscle consists largely of actin and myosin filaments.

Related words

Word family

muscle-bound musclebrain muscled muscledom muscleful musclewood muscly muscular

Phrases

abdominal muscle pectoral muscle muscle dysmorphia muscle fiber muscle shirt cardiac muscle heart muscle caninus muscle

Is a kind of

musculature

Forms

Plural

muscles → sinews, muscularities, brawns, powers…

Example sentences

• brawn She provides the brains and he provides the brawn.

Popularity over time

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

By length

4 letters

thew¹

5 letters

power², brawn¹, sinew

8 letters

musculus

9 letters

heftiness

10 letters

brawniness

11 letters

muscularity

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (power² = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français

muscle

Italiano

muscolo