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Another word for athletic

athletic Synonyms

athletic

modif.

muscular, fit, husky, wiry, springy, slim, fast, solid, strapping, hardy, robust, strong, vigorous, active, energetic, agile, well-knit, powerful, brawny, sinewy, sturdy, well-built, well-proportioned, Herculean*, Amazonian*, Titanic*, built like an ox*, muscle-bound*.

Antonyms weak*, sickly, flabby.

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Another word for athletic

adjective

Characterized by marked muscular development; powerfully built:

brawny, burly, husky², muscular, robust, sinewy, sturdy. See strong

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There are athletic institutions, and football is quite a popular game.
He had an athletic build, muscular and well proportioned.
Grasmere is also noted for an athletic meeting in August.
We tied Doylestown—my one athletic claim to fame.
Athletic games, open to all who traced their nationality to Athens, were part of this festival.

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