more robust

ADJECTIVE

healthy, strong

Synonyms

STRONGEST

booming hearty hefty potent powerful prosperous sturdy tough vigorous

WEAK

able-bodied athletic boisterous brawny built concentrated fit fit as fiddle flourishing full-bodied hale hardy husky in fine fettle in good health in good shape in the pink live lusty muscular peppy powerhouse prospering roaring robustious robustuous rough rugged sinewy snappy sound stout strapping thriving tiger vital well wicked zappy zippy

Antonyms

STRONGEST

fragile impotent incapable ineffective lethargic small unstable weak wobbly

WEAK

flabby infirm soft unhealthy

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

“Rather, it is being deferred. This means the longer the downturn persists, the more robust the recovery will be.”

From MarketWatch • May 11, 2026

"Creatine's anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties further underscore its promise in clinical settings, though more robust trials are needed to confirm these benefits," he explains.

From Science Daily • May 4, 2026

It also found that AT&T altered some data in its own report to FirstNet Authority after the fires, which made its response appear more robust.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

"What we really need now is more robust trial data to better define the balance of benefits and harms with these and many other emerging newer therapies."

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

This argument was much more robust than the mind/matter distinction, and came under systematic attack only in Hume’s posthumous Dialogues.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton