Synonyms for sturdy
ˈstɜr distur·dy

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1. sturdy

   Synonyms:
   bright, brilliant, clear, conspicuous, daring, energetic, fresh, hearty, resolute, strong, vigorous

   Antonyms:
   dim, exhausted, faded, faint, faint-hearted, faltering, fatigued, feeble, half-hearted, ill-defined, indistinct, irresolute, languid, listless, purposeless, timid, weak, wearied, worn, worn down, worn out

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1. sturdy

   Synonyms:
   well-set, thickset, strong, stout, stubborn, firm, resolute, forcible, hardy, robust

   Antonyms:
   lank, weak, ill-set, lean, fragile, weakly

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1. hardy, stalwart, stout, sturdyadjective

   having rugged physical strength; inured to fatigue or hardships

   "hardy explorers of northern Canada"; "proud of her tall stalwart son"; "stout seamen"; "sturdy young athletes"

   Synonyms:
   stouthearted, stout, hardy, portly, dauntless, inflexible, stalwart, tough, uncompromising, brave, unfearing, fearless, intrepid, audacious

   Antonyms:
   frail, delicate

2. uncompromising, sturdy, inflexibleadjective

   not making concessions

   "took an uncompromising stance in the peace talks"; "uncompromising honesty"

   Synonyms:
   stout, hardy, unbending, stalwart, tough, uncompromising, inflexible, rigid

   Antonyms:
   delicate, frail

3. sturdy, toughadjective

   substantially made or constructed

   "sturdy steel shelves"; "sturdy canvas"; "a tough all-weather fabric"; "some plastics are as tough as metal"

   Synonyms:
   knotty, problematic, ruffianly, bad, rugged, toughened, tough, baffling, stout, elusive, hard, inflexible, stalwart, uncompromising, hardy, problematical

   Antonyms:
   frail, delicate

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1. sturdyadjective

   Synonyms:
   bold (from coarseness or rudeness), obstinate, dogged, stubborn, pertinacious, firm, stiff

2. sturdyadjective

   Synonyms:
   strong, lusty, robust, stout, stalwart, athletic, brawny, muscular

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1. sturdyadjective

   Synonyms:
   obstinate, stubborn, pertinacious, strong, hardy, robust

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1. List of paraphrases for "sturdy":

   robust, resilient, resistant, rustic, rugged, solid, resistive

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1. Daniil Bezsonov:

   I hope that those responsible for the decision to use this facility will be reprimanded, there are enough abandoned facilities in Donbas with sturdy buildings and basements where personnel can be quartered.

2. Primo Levi:

   I live in my house as I live inside my skin: I know more beautiful, more ample, more sturdy and more picturesque skins: but it would seem to me unnatural to exchange them for mine.

3. Ralph Waldo Emerson:

   The key to every man is his thought. Sturdy and defying though he look, he has a helm which he obeys, which is the idea after which all his facts are classified. He can only be reformed by showing him a new idea which commands his own.

4. Sir Winston Churchill:

   Some people regard private enterprise as a predatory tiger to be shot. Others look on it as a cow they can milk. Not enough people see it as a healthy horse, pulling a sturdy wagon.

5. The USGS:

   You are safer practicing the drop, cover and hold on maneuver under a sturdy piece of furniture like a strong desk or table.