Synonyms for sturdy
ˈstɜr distur·dy

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1. sturdy

   Synonyms:
   bright, brilliant, clear, conspicuous, daring, energetic, fresh, hearty, resolute, strong, vigorous

   Antonyms:
   dim, exhausted, faded, faint, faint-hearted, faltering, fatigued, feeble, half-hearted, ill-defined, indistinct, irresolute, languid, listless, purposeless, timid, weak, wearied, worn, worn down, worn out

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1. sturdy

   Synonyms:
   well-set, thickset, strong, stout, stubborn, firm, resolute, forcible, hardy, robust

   Antonyms:
   lank, weak, ill-set, lean, fragile, weakly

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1. hardy, stalwart, stout, sturdyadjective

   having rugged physical strength; inured to fatigue or hardships

   "hardy explorers of northern Canada"; "proud of her tall stalwart son"; "stout seamen"; "sturdy young athletes"

   Synonyms:
   stouthearted, stout, hardy, portly, dauntless, inflexible, stalwart, tough, uncompromising, brave, unfearing, fearless, intrepid, audacious

   Antonyms:
   frail, delicate

2. uncompromising, sturdy, inflexibleadjective

   not making concessions

   "took an uncompromising stance in the peace talks"; "uncompromising honesty"

   Synonyms:
   stout, hardy, unbending, stalwart, tough, uncompromising, inflexible, rigid

   Antonyms:
   delicate, frail

3. sturdy, toughadjective

   substantially made or constructed

   "sturdy steel shelves"; "sturdy canvas"; "a tough all-weather fabric"; "some plastics are as tough as metal"

   Synonyms:
   knotty, problematic, ruffianly, bad, rugged, toughened, tough, baffling, stout, elusive, hard, inflexible, stalwart, uncompromising, hardy, problematical

   Antonyms:
   frail, delicate

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1. sturdyadjective

   Synonyms:
   bold (from coarseness or rudeness), obstinate, dogged, stubborn, pertinacious, firm, stiff

2. sturdyadjective

   Synonyms:
   strong, lusty, robust, stout, stalwart, athletic, brawny, muscular

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1. sturdyadjective

   Synonyms:
   obstinate, stubborn, pertinacious, strong, hardy, robust

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1. List of paraphrases for "sturdy":

   robust, resilient, resistant, rustic, rugged, solid, resistive

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1. Andrew Raisman:

   I guess they’re comfortable, they look pretty sturdy, and they make you look two inches taller.

2. Kelly Kwamsoos:

   At the end of the movie I ran down the stairs and he was just wiping his tears away and I was able to shake his hand and give him a proper salute, i really hope that the younger generations can understand what it was like and really count their blessings. We’re so lucky. Sturdy advises younger generations to keep thinking about the events of Dunkirk.

3. Primo Levi:

   I live in my house as I live inside my skin: I know more beautiful, more ample, more sturdy and more picturesque skins: but it would seem to me unnatural to exchange them for mine.

4. Ralph Waldo Emerson:

   The key to every man is his thought. Sturdy and defying though he look, he has a helm which he obeys, which is the idea after which all his facts are classified. He can only be reformed by showing him a new idea which commands his own.

5. Kelly Gomez:

   We gave him a couple supplemental bottle feedings and then returned him to mom, and then overnight, he was nursing just fine. He’s a sturdy little guy, and quite handsome.