Synonyms for muscular
ˈmʌs kyə lərmus·cu·lar

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1. muscularadjective

   Brawny, having strength.

   Synonyms:
   strong, athletic, muscled, powerful, lusty, brawny, husky, beefy, muscly, strapping

2. muscularadjective

   Having large, well-developed muscles.

   Synonyms:
   husky, powerfully built, beefy, muscly, muscled, well-built, musclebound, brawny, heavily

3. muscularadjective

   Synonyms:
   myo-

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1. muscular

   Synonyms:
   powerful, brawny, robust, sinewy, strong, stalwart, athletic, lusty, sturdy

   Antonyms:
   debile, flabby, feeble, lanky

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1. muscularadjective

   of or relating to or consisting of muscle

   "muscular contraction"

   Synonyms:
   mesomorphic, powerful, sinewy, hefty, brawny

   Antonyms:
   powerless, weak

2. mesomorphic, muscularadjective

   having a robust muscular body-build characterized by predominance of structures (bone and muscle and connective tissue) developed from the embryonic mesodermal layer

   Synonyms:
   mesomorphic, powerful, sinewy, hefty, brawny

   Antonyms:
   powerless, weak

3. muscularadjective

   having or suggesting great physical power or force

   "the muscular and passionate Fifth Symphony"

   Synonyms:
   mesomorphic, powerful, sinewy, hefty, brawny

   Antonyms:
   powerless, weak

4. brawny, hefty, muscular, powerful, sinewyadjective

   (of a person) possessing physical strength and weight; rugged and powerful

   "a hefty athlete"; "a muscular boxer"; "powerful arms"

   Synonyms:
   brawny, potent, powerful, unchewable, sizable, sizeable, stringy, hefty, fibrous, healthy, mesomorphic, tendinous, respectable, sinewy, knock-down(a), goodly, goodish, herculean, tidy

   Antonyms:
   weak, powerless

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1. • Anatomy

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1. muscularadjective

   Synonyms:
   brawny, sinewy, strong, stalwart, vigorous, powerful, sturdy, lusty, athletic, herculean, able-bodied

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1. muscularadjective

   Synonyms:
   brawny, thewy, sinewy, stalwart

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1. List of paraphrases for "muscular":

   muscle

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1. Aaron David Miller:

   It’s a perfect storm of isolationism, muscular nationalism, with a dash of pragmatism and realism.

2. Chief Executive George Scangos:

   Five years down the road, with some luck, we'll have an Alzheimer's drug that's getting approved, i hope we can transform the treatment of MS. By that time, we will have made substantial progress on ALS and other nerve degenerative diseases, spinal muscular atrophy in kids. All that stuff is on our plate.

3. Professor Gao:

   There is certainly the potential for this model to help fight human diseases. The process we have been developing could help prevent muscular dystrophy and Parkinson's disease.

4. Emmanuel Audenaert:

   Severe muscular training and high loading activities should be restricted until skeletal maturity for any joint and sport.

5. Paul Wang:

   It could be muscular problems, with swallowing and chewing, but smell is a big part of taste and children with autism may not perceive smell in the same way as other children.