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

Matched Categories

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. Walter Koch:

   We saw active reversal of ventricular function, reverse remodeling, heart chambers actually got smaller and more muscular, and stoppage of fibrosis that limits the stiffness of the heart.

2. 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.

3. Defense James Mattis:

   The Ming Dynasty appears to be their model, albeit in a more muscular manner, demanding other nations become tribute states kowtowing to Beijing.

4. Jia Haolong:

   A lot of people have asked me why their salad was not delivered by muscular Western models today.

5. 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!

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