Definitions

healthy

[hel-thee] / ˈhɛl θi /

ADJECTIVE

in good condition

Synonyms

STRONGEST

active athletic fresh healthful hearty lively normal robust strong tough vigorous

WEAK

able-bodied all right blooming bright-eyed bushy-tailed chipper firm fit flourishing full of life hale hardy husky in fine feather in fine fettle in good shape in the pink lusty muscular physically fit potent restored rosy-cheeked safe and sound sound stout sturdy trim unimpaired virile well whole

Antonyms

STRONGEST

apathetic delicate feeble gentle idle inactive infirm kind lazy lethargic lifeless soft unhealthy weak

WEAK

delicated diseased fragile ill indisposed poor sick sickly worn

Example Sentences

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Investors have spent most of the week upbeat that a breakthrough to end the seven-week conflict will be made soon, while healthy earnings and a resumption of the AI trade has also provided support.

From Barron's • Apr. 23, 2026

Simultaneously, Ferzandi believes a healthy amount of skepticism is good.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026

That has helped you get to where you are today: retired, happy and, I hope, healthy, with a strong spiritual life, two homes that are paid off, and a healthy bank balance.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 22, 2026

The one-off therapy contains a healthy copy of the gene, which is injected directly into each eye.

From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026

He did find that some people had skin cells that changed color spontaneously, but those were an indication of illness, or conditions like vitiligo, an autoimmune disorder where healthy melanin cells die or stop working.

From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste

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