Strong and Wimpy

Strong

Strong adjective - Having muscles capable of exerting great physical force.
Usage example: I need some strong people to help me move furniture

Wimpy is an antonym for strong.

Nearby Word: strongly

Wimpy

Wimpy adjective - Lacking bodily strength.
Usage example: a wimpy person is not the best choice for a job with a moving company

Strong is an antonym for wimpy in topics: gentle, cowardly, weak, breakable, not strong.

Nearby Words: wimp, wimpish

Both words in one sentence

  • Ralph isn't afraid, because Arnold is such a wimpy-sounding name, he couldn't possibly be very strong.
  • Franchise / Super Sentai An episode where a Ranger must help a wimpy/bratty/spoiled/bullied child to become strong.
  • Mother Russia Makes You Strong Invoked in The Sopranos: A one-legged very strong-minded Svetlana remarks that Americans don't know what a real problem is: they live an easy existence compared to the average miserable life in Russia/USSR and yet they are wimpy complainers.
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