robust
Strong, healthy and unlikely to break.
robust in a sentence
- The robust wooden bench had survived fifty winters in the park.
- You need robust boots for this rocky trail; thin trainers would fall apart in a day.
Try an 11+ style question
Verbal reasoning papers often ask about a word like this.
Which word is closest in meaning to robust?
- Astrong
- Bfragile
- Cflimsy
- Dweak
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A: strong. The other three mean the opposite of robust.
Which word is most nearly opposite in meaning to robust?
- Astrong
- Btough
- Cweak
- Dsturdy
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C: weak. The other three mean nearly the same as robust.
Words that mean something similar
strong, sturdy, tough
Words that mean the opposite
weak, fragile, flimsy
More words about size & amount
- scanty: Too small in amount, or only just enough.
- scarce: Hard to find because there is very little of it.
- significant: Big or important enough to be worth noticing.
- sparse: Spread out thinly, with only a small amount in each place.
- stupendous: Amazingly large or impressive.
- substantial: Large enough to matter.
- sufficient: As much as is needed; enough.
- superfluous: More than is needed, and so not necessary.
More words to explore
Sitting the 11+ in Kent, Medway or Buckinghamshire?
Plain-English guides to each test, from the councils’ own pages: Kent Test · Medway Test · Bucks Secondary Transfer Test