Antonyms 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-

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:3.0 / 1 vote

1. muscular

   Antonyms:
   debile, flabby, feeble, lanky

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

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1. • Anatomy

Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:2.0 / 1 vote

1. muscularadjective

   of or relating to or consisting of muscle

   "muscular contraction"

   Antonyms:
   powerless, weak

   Synonyms:
   mesomorphic, powerful, sinewy, hefty, brawny

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

   Antonyms:
   powerless, weak

   Synonyms:
   mesomorphic, powerful, sinewy, hefty, brawny

3. muscularadjective

   having or suggesting great physical power or force

   "the muscular and passionate Fifth Symphony"

   Antonyms:
   powerless, weak

   Synonyms:
   mesomorphic, powerful, sinewy, hefty, brawny

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"

   Antonyms:
   weak, powerless

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

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1. muscularadjective

   Synonyms:
   brawny, thewy, sinewy, stalwart

How to use muscular in a sentence?

1. 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.

2. Sonia Caldas:

   The progress is slowing down the effect and giving her longevity in terms of muscular endurance, tiffany was going in [the CrossFit gym] and asking for challenges, so it was my job to come up with stuff that was hard enough for her. She’s tough!

3. David Harris:

   They all have different goals and objectives based on their interests and health status. But if I were to pick a common thread it is the following: the need to de-stress through workouts that challenge their neurological, cardiovascular and muscular systems, popular trends are self-limiting exercises, ones that you can use your body as leverage and resistance against yourself.

4. The Batman:

   ' The Batman' presents a muscular vision of the Dark Knight that hardcore fans have long desired.

5. Mayor Virg Bernero:

   It is beyond comprehension that this American hero lost his life on the streets of Lansing while collecting charitable contributions for children afflicted by muscular dystrophy.

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