strong
- adjective
- /strɔŋ/
- He lifted the heavy weights easily because he is very strong.
- strong enough
- a strong foundation
- strong and stiff
A man in Britain has the strongest middle finger on earth.
- A man in Britain has the strongest middle finger on earth.
- This supports skin elasticity, stronger nails, hair.
- And I was like, I feel strong, like I feel vibrant.
- Firstly, I would say that building strong bones is a team game.
- I mean, I, I am strong, but there I'm so strong.
- We got Co host gam strong toes back in the studio.
Examples
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And you can build anything on top of a strong foundation.
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For example, a student might be strong verbally but possess poor fine-motor skills.
Academic text (2015) -
There better be a strong drink at the end of this.
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What I would like to find out is how strong they really are.
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Your marriage may not be that strong.
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How did you stay mentally strong through that time?
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That's why we are in such a strong shape today.
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Across all measures, at least eight of the nine exited strong responders scored above the high-risk range.
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The bridge was built to be strong enough to withstand high winds.
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She has a strong ability to overcome physical challenges.
Synonyms
Having great physical strength, like a strong machine or person
Strong and dependable, trusted for quality
Very strong and powerful
Strong and able to resist damage or rough use
A person or thing that is very powerful and makes people feel respect and fear
Strong and able to work well in difficult conditions
Having a lot of strength and energy
Strong and solid so it does not break easily
Secure and unlikely to move, change, or weaken
Being very determined and not showing fear
Strong and solid and built to last
Able to live and grow in cold or bad weather
Showing strong, forceful energy in action or style
Strong and rather heavy in body or shape
Hard and not easily bent or broken by force
Very strong and not easily broken or changed
A person or animal who is much stronger than others
A little more powerful than usual but not very much
Antonyms
Compounds
An argument with good evidence and clear reasons that is likely to convince people
A fast, powerful flow of water in a river or the sea that pulls people and things away
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A force that holds protons and neutrons together inside an atom's nucleus
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A theorem that says the average of many independent random results almost certainly equals the true average
- Literature
A powerful character who opposes the hero and creates major conflict
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A healthy plant that acts as a strong base and resists disease for grafting another plant
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The average of many separate random results becomes almost always close to the true average
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An old short vowel that later becomes a full vowel in modern Slavic languages
How Strong
Surface Forms
Etymology
Strong comes from Old English strang, which meant 'powerful' or 'tight' and is the same root as strength. So a strong person can push or hold things and stand up to force.