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Synonyms for strapping

  • adjective

Most common

muscular burly beefy brawny wiry

All synonyms

Adjective

1. Burly

burly, brawny, beefy, muscular, sinewy, lusty, husky, bouncing, rugged, portly, large, athletic, strong, able-bodied, stout, stalwart, plump, robust, hale, hearty, buirdly UK, sturdy

Other

gigantic, wiry, well-fed, well-knit

Antonyms

frail, scrawny, slender

All antonyms of strapping →

Definitions

  1. adj. 1

    Having a sturdy muscular physique; robust.

Related words

Phrases
strapping tape
Is a kind of
big bulky great heavy heavyset

Example sentences

  • muscular Tom was diagnosed with muscular dystrophy in 2013.
  • burly Those burly books were really expensive.
  • beefy Would you rather have a job you like or a beefy paycheck?
  • wiry The perfumer stroked his wiry, red-tinged beard.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
strappingsteady
muscularsteady
burlyrising
beefyrising
brawnyrising
wiryrising

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

By length

4 letters
hale1, wiry2
5 letters
large1, stout1, husky2, plump1, burly2, lusty2, beefy2
6 letters
strong1, robust2, rugged2, hearty2, sturdy2, portly2, brawny2, sinewy3
7 letters
buirdly
8 letters
athletic3, muscular3, bouncing2, gigantic3, stalwart2

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (wiry2 = 2 syllables).