EN

Synonyms for sinewy

  • adjective

Most common

powerful muscular stout brawny fibrous stringy tendinous

Synonyms by meaning

Adjective

1. Muscular

muscular, brawny, strong, stout, powerful, strapping, sturdy, robust, athletic, stalwart, hefty, able-bodied, burly, vigorous, hardy, nervous dated

2. Stringy — tough; having strong sinews

stringy, tough, fibrous, unchewable

Other

tendinous, sinewous dated

Antonyms

weak

All antonyms of sinewy →

Definitions

  1. adj. 1

    Tough; having strong sinews.

  2. adj. 2

    Having or showing nervous strength.

Example sentences

  • powerful His powerful speech carried the audience with him.
  • muscular Tom was diagnosed with muscular dystrophy in 2013.
  • stout He looked small beside my father's stout body.
  • fibrous The fibrous bark can be used to make ropes.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
sinewyrising
powerfulrising
muscularsteady
stoutsteady
brawnyrising
fibrousfalling

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

By length

5 letters
tough1, hardy2, stout1, hefty2, burly2
6 letters
strong1, robust2, sturdy2, brawny2
7 letters
nervous2, fibrous2, stringy2
8 letters
powerful3, athletic3, muscular3, vigorous3, stalwart2, sinewous
9 letters
strapping2, tendinous
10 letters
unchewable

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (hardy2 = 2 syllables).