Synonyms for sinew
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Noun
1. Muscle — muscular power, muscle; nerve, nervous energy; vigor, vigorous strength
muscle, strength, brawn, power, muscularity, heftiness, brawniness, thew dated
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Definitions
- n. 1
Muscular power, muscle; nerve, nervous energy; vigor, vigorous strength.
Forms
- Plural
- sinews → muscles, strengths, brawns, powers…
Example sentences
- strength I have underestimated the strength of my opponent.
- muscle Hence 50 percent of the muscle can give way to fat.
- brawn She provides the brains and he provides the brawn.
- tendon The tendon is a connection between the muscle and the bone.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| sinew | rising | |
| strength | steady | |
| muscle | steady | |
| brawn | rising | |
| muscularity | rising | |
| tendon | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- thew1
- 5 letters
- power2, brawn1
- 6 letters
- muscle2, tendon2
- 8 letters
- strength1
- 9 letters
- heftiness
- 10 letters
- brawniness
- 11 letters
- muscularity
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (power2 = 2 syllables).