Strong definition

Strong as an adjective

1. having strength or power greater than average or expected

   "a strong radio signal"

2. not faint or feeble

   "a strong odor of burning rubber"

3. having or wielding force or authority

   Same sense: potent

4. having a strong physiological or chemical effect

   Same sense: stiff, potent

5. immune to attack; incapable of being tampered with

   Same sense: secure, impregnable, unassailable, inviolable, unattackable

6. of good quality and condition; solidly built

   Same sense: solid, substantial

7. of verbs not having standard (or regular) inflection

   "‘sing’ is a strong verb"

8. being distilled rather than fermented; having a high alcoholic content

   Same sense: hard

9. freshly made or left

   Same sense: warm

10. strong and sure

    "gave a strong pull on the rope"

    Same sense: firm

Synonyms and antonyms

• potent
• stiff
• secure
• impregnable
• unassailable
• inviolable
• unattackable
• solid
• substantial
• hard definition
• warm
• firm

Opposite: weak.

All synonyms of strong, sense by sense

How to say strong

Strong has 1 syllable and rhymes with long. Syllable counts and rhymes come from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary.

Words that rhyme with strong

• long
• wrong
• along
• song
• hong
• belong
• dong
• lifelong
• pong
• gong
• tong
• prolong

STRONG in word games

Scrabble

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Words With Friends

9

Anagrams

0

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