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synonyms for brawny

  • beefy
  • bulky
  • burly
  • sinewy
  • strapping
  • sturdy
  • able-bodied
  • athletic
  • fleshy
  • hardy
  • hefty
  • husky
  • powerful
  • robust
  • stalwart
  • thewy
  • tough
  • vigorous
  • vital
See also synonyms for: brawnier / brawniness

antonyms for brawny

MOST RELEVANT
  • skinny
  • slight
  • slim
  • small
  • thin
  • tiny
  • weak
  • frail
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How to use brawny in a sentence

For those who want a lunch bag with a more masculine personality, the HSD Thermal Lunch Box Tote is the brawniest way to carry your PB&J into the workplace.
IS IT NOON YET? THE BEST LUNCH BOX, BENTO BOXES, LUNCH BAGS FOR ADULTSFLORIE KORANIAUGUST 12, 2021POPULAR-SCIENCE
After the revamp, the series became driven by its characters, especially the characters who looked like brawny Marvel superheroes and could drive as well as they threw a punch.
THE FAST AND FURIOUS FRANCHISE RANKED, FROM WORST TO BESTHAU CHUJUNE 24, 2021WASHINGTON POST
Using a brawny seven-foot robotic arm, Perseverance can extend and swivel the nearly 100-pound instrumentation hub to park its discerning eyes just inches away from rocks of interest.
WAS THERE EVER LIFE ON MARS? PERSEVERANCE’S SHERLOC LASER SNIFFS FOR MICROSCOPIC CLUESCHARLIE WOODMARCH 11, 2021POPULAR-SCIENCE
Richness is the key here, as these are particularly brawny wines.
YOU SHOULD BE DRINKING GROWER CHAMPAGNEJORDAN MICHELMANFEBRUARY 11, 2021EATER
One case involved Jaden Ruiz, a brawny, brown-haired boy who lives with his parents, Ivan and Maria, in Avondale.
PEOPLE WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES WERE PROMISED HELP. INSTEAD, THEY FACE DELAYS AND DENIALS.BY AMY SILVERMAN FOR ARIZONA DAILY STAR, WITH DATA ANALYSIS BY ALEX DEVOID, ARIZONA DAILY STARNOVEMBER 5, 2020PROPUBLICA
Week in, week out, Jim Billings led that hard life, and he grew up brawny and sound in spite of all his troubles.
THE CHEQUERSJAMES RUNCIMAN
He saw the bulky body of a man approaching middle age, yet full of rough, brawny substance and weather-tried endurance.
THE WOMAN GIVESOWEN JOHNSON
A hundred brawny arms, accustomed to wield the broad axe, had lent their aid to rear the mighty pile and feed the ravening flame.
THE WILD MAN OF THE WESTR.M. BALLANTYNE
Moose-skin moccasins cased their feet, and their brawny, sunburned necks were bare.
HUDSON BAYR.M. BALLANTYNE
The seaman gently took it and gave it a timid pressure, as if he feared to crush it in his brawny hand.
THE MIDDY AND THE MOORSR.M. BALLANTYNE
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WORDS RELATED TO BRAWNY

  • able-bodied
  • active
  • brawny
  • energetic
  • fit
  • lusty
  • muscular
  • powerful
  • robust
  • strapping
  • strong
  • sturdy
  • vigorous
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