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. Harry Daniels:

   Mr. Shaw’s life has been greatly impacted in the worst way, he was once an able-bodied young man before he was assaulted. He can no longer stand or walk. He is a prisoner of his own body. He spends a majority of his day in bed due to the fact he does n’t have the resources to hire a full-time caregiver. POLICE SEARCHING FOR MISSING TEXAS MOM CHRISTINA POWELL, LAST SEEN RUSHING FROM HOME :' MY WONDERFUL CHRISSY'.

2. Adamu Kolomgunna:

   The village has been deserted by all able-bodied men, leaving only the old and children.

3. Curtis Sliwa:

   [But]during the pandemic, the Department of Homeless Services has broken its own rules on sex offenders and where they are housed over and over again, within the past month, 700 single, able-bodied males and 100 females have been moved into three hotels overnight. These are not zero-tolerance shelters meaning they are not searched for drugs, paraphernaliaor alcohol, only for weapons.

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. 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’.