Synonyms for able-bodied
able-bod·ied

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1. able, able-bodiedadjective

   having a strong healthy body

   "an able seaman"; "every able-bodied young man served in the army"

   Synonyms:
   capable, able

   Antonyms:
   unfit

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1. able-bodiedadjective

   Synonyms:
   stalwart, brawny, robust, sturdy, strapping muscular

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1. List of paraphrases for "able-bodied":

   job-ready, valid, sound, non-disabled, healthy, employable

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1. Courtesy Benjamin Curlee:

   I was at the back of the plane. A long2 minutes after that first announcement the pilot madeanannouncementand said ‘all able-bodied menpleasecome to the front as there is an emergency, come to thefront’.

2. Usain Bolt:

   It's just amazing to the see the able-bodied and the paras coming together, we've all become friends, it's just been one big team-bonding experience, i've been exchanging tips with the able-bodied sprinters. Them to me, me to them as much as I can.

3. Rand Paul:

   We need to attach work to everything. I don't think any able-bodied person in America should get a penny unless they work. No handouts, no gifts, no welfare. Everything should have work.

4. Vicente Lim:

   I am of the firm conviction that the success of national defense will not depend much on the armaments nor the training of our able-bodied men but will depend 90% on the will of the people to fight for the country.

5. Seema Verma:

   The Medicaid program was designed for aged or blind or people living with disabilities, pregnant women and children, but now that we've put all these able-bodied individuals (on Medicaid), the program needs to be changed to be more flexible. People that are living in poverty want a pathway out of poverty. They don't want to be in that situation. And so what we're trying to do with the Medicaid program, with allowing states to develop programs that give people an opportunity for job training, for community service … and giving them the skills that they need.