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. Tom Nolan:

   In the absences of a decent time machine, fiction remains the most sturdy vehicle for visiting other eras.

2. Jason White:

   It was a good sturdy house until the other night.

3. Professor Auke Ijspeert:

   We're now making an amphibious robot that will have the same swimming and walking properties, but will be a bit more sturdy, here clearly there's a big interest of having a robot that can crawl, go through small spaces, can swim a bit. And if you have a collapsed building; you think there are survivors, you will not send a dog because maybe the building is too dangerous. It may be very interesting to have an amphibious robot that you remote control; see if there are survivors and decide then if it's worth sending a team or not.

4. Gavin Parry:

   We've seen an opening leg down on sentiment from Wall Street's bad day, but the good thing is the Nikkei looks quite sturdy, holding its spot around 19,500 points, i can't see the Nikkei being sold off when the yen's still holding the 123 handle.

5. 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.