stout
Rather fat and solid, or strong and thick.
stout in a sentence
- The stout old farmer puffed as he climbed over the stile.
- Take a stout stick to help you over the rocky path.
Try an 11+ style question
Verbal reasoning papers often ask about a word like this.
Which word is closest in meaning to stout?
- Athin
- Bflimsy
- Cslender
- Dsturdy
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D: sturdy. The other three mean the opposite of stout.
Which word is most nearly opposite in meaning to stout?
- Asturdy
- Bthin
- Csolid
- Dplump
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B: thin. The other three mean nearly the same as stout.
Words that mean something similar
sturdy, solid, plump
Words that mean the opposite
thin, slender, flimsy
More words about appearance & looks
- sturdy: Strong and solidly built, not easily broken.
- superb: Extremely good; among the very best.
- tarnish: To make something less shiny or spoil how good it seems.
- tattered: Torn, ragged and falling apart.
- taut: Stretched tight with no slack.
- threadbare: So worn out that the material is thin and nearly see-through.
- transparent: So clear that you can see straight through it.
- trinket: A small, pretty object that is not worth much money.
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