brawny
Strong and full of muscles.
brawny in a sentence
- The brawny blacksmith lifted the anvil as easily as a loaf of bread.
- Two brawny removal men carried the piano upstairs as if it weighed nothing at all.
Try an 11+ style question
Verbal reasoning papers often ask about a word like this.
Which word is closest in meaning to brawny?
- Astrong
- Bfeeble
- Cweak
- Dpuny
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A: strong. The other three mean the opposite of brawny.
Which word is most nearly opposite in meaning to brawny?
- Astrong
- Bmuscly
- Csturdy
- Dweak
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D: weak. The other three mean nearly the same as brawny.
Words that mean something similar
strong, muscly, sturdy
Words that mean the opposite
weak, puny, feeble
More words about appearance & looks
- brittle: Hard but easily snapped or broken.
- burly: Big, strong and heavily built.
- camouflage: The colours or patterns that help something blend in and hide.
- charred: Burnt and blackened on the outside.
- coarse: Rough to touch, or rude and unpolished.
- conspicuous: Very easy to see; standing out so everyone notices.
- contrast: A clear difference between two things.
- counterfeit: Made as a fake copy of something real, meant to trick people.
More words to explore
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