Synonyms 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-

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1. muscular

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

   Antonyms:
   debile, flabby, feeble, lanky

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1. muscularadjective

   of or relating to or consisting of muscle

   "muscular contraction"

   Synonyms:
   mesomorphic, powerful, sinewy, hefty, brawny

   Antonyms:
   powerless, weak

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

   Synonyms:
   mesomorphic, powerful, sinewy, hefty, brawny

   Antonyms:
   powerless, weak

3. muscularadjective

   having or suggesting great physical power or force

   "the muscular and passionate Fifth Symphony"

   Synonyms:
   mesomorphic, powerful, sinewy, hefty, brawny

   Antonyms:
   powerless, weak

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"

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

   Antonyms:
   weak, powerless

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1. • Anatomy

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1. muscularadjective

   Synonyms:
   brawny, sinewy, strong, stalwart, vigorous, powerful, sturdy, lusty, athletic, herculean, able-bodied

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1. muscularadjective

   Synonyms:
   brawny, thewy, sinewy, stalwart

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1. List of paraphrases for "muscular":

   muscle

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1. 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.

2. Gretchen VanOstrand:

   I was a thin kid, muscular and strong. I beat all of my friends in almost any athletic competition and routinely won races. Hell, I even played football with the boys and held my own. The day someone I loved made me question my once capable body was the day that my love-hate relationship began with myself and with diet culture.

3. John Ruskin:

   Mountains are to the rest of the body of the earth, what violent muscular action is to the body of man. The muscles and tendons of its anatomy are, in the mountain, brought out with force and convulsive energy, full of expression, passion, and strength.

4. The Batman:

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

5. Niki Caro:

   It’s a big, girlie martial arts epic. It will be extremely muscular and thrilling and entertaining and moving.