firm, strong
(adjective) strong and sure; âa firm graspâ; âgave a strong pull on the ropeâ
strong, warm
(adjective) freshly made or left; âa warm trailâ; âthe scent is warmâ
hard, strong
(adjective) being distilled rather than fermented; having a high alcoholic content; âhard liquorâ
strong
(adjective) not faint or feeble; âa strong odor of burning rubberâ
potent, strong, stiff
(adjective) having a strong physiological or chemical effect; âa potent toxinâ; âpotent liquorâ; âa potent cup of teaâ; âa stiff drinkâ
potent, strong
(adjective) having or wielding force or authority; âproviding the ground soldier with increasingly potent weaponsâ
strong
(adjective) of verbs not having standard (or regular) inflection; ââsingâ is a strong verbâ
solid, strong, substantial
(adjective) of good quality and condition; solidly built; âa solid foundationâ; âseveral substantial timber buildingsâ
strong
(adjective) having strength or power greater than average or expected; âa strong radio signalâ; âstrong medicineâ; âa strong manâ
impregnable, inviolable, secure, strong, unassailable, unattackable
(adjective) immune to attack; incapable of being tampered with; âan impregnable fortressâ; âfortifications that made the frontier inviolableâ; âa secure telephone connectionâ
Source: WordNet® 3.1
strong (comparative stronger, superlative strongest)
Capable of producing great physical force.
Capable of withstanding great physical force.
(of water, wind, etc.) Having a lot of power.
Determined; unyielding.
Highly stimulating to the senses.
Having an offensive or intense odor or flavor.
Having a high concentration of an essential or active ingredient.
(specifically) Having a high alcoholic content.
(grammar) Inflecting in a different manner than the one called weak, such as Germanic verbs which change vowels.
(chemistry) That completely ionizes into anions and cations in a solution.
(military) Not easily subdued or taken.
Having wealth or resources.
(slang, US) Impressive, good.
Having a specified number of people or units.
(of a disease or symptom) Severe; very bad or intense.
(mathematics, logic) Having a wide range of logical consequences; widely applicable. (Often contrasted with a weak statement which it implies.)
(of an argument) Convincing.
• (capable of producing great physical force): forceful, powerful, derf
• (capable of withstanding great physical force): durable, tough, sturdy
• (determined, unyielding): ardent, determined, swith, unyielding, zealous
• (highly stimulating to the senses): extreme, intense
• (having an offensive or intense odor or flavor): rank
• (having a high concentration of an essential or active ingredient): concentrated, potent
• (having a high alcoholic content): hard
• (grammar: irregular): irregular
• (military: not easily subdued or taken): impregnable, inviolable, secure, unassailable, unattackable
• (capable of producing great physical force): forceless, weak
• (capable of withstanding great physical force): fragile
• (having a high concentration of an essential or active ingredient): diluted, impotent, weak
• (grammar: irregular): regular, weak
• (chemistry: that completely ionizes): weak
• (military: not easily subdued or taken): weak
• ultra-strong
strong (not comparable)
In a strong manner.
• (in a strong manner): forcefully, powerfully, vigorously, strongly
• (in a strong manner): forcelessly, powerlessly, weakly
• trongs
Strong
A surname.
• trongs
Source: Wiktionary
Strong, a. [Compar. Stronger; superl. Strongest.] Etym: [AS. strang, strong; akin to D. & G. streng strict, rigorous, OHG. strengi strong, brave, harsh, Icel. strangr strong, severe, Dan. streng, Sw. strÀng strict, severe. Cf. Strength, Stretch, String.]
1. Having active physical power, or great physical power to act; having a power of exerting great bodily force; vigorous. That our oxen may be strong to labor. Ps. cxliv. 14. Orses the strong to greater strength must yield. Dryden.
2. Having passive physical power; having ability to bear or endure; firm; hale; sound; robust; as, a strong constitution; strong health.
3. Solid; tough; not easily broken or injured; able to withstand violence; able to sustain attacks; not easily subdued or taken; as, a strong beam; a strong rock; a strong fortress or town.
4. Having great military or naval force; powerful; as, a strong army or fleet; a nation strong at sea.
5. Having great wealth, means, or resources; as, a strong house, or company of merchants.
6. Reaching a certain degree or limit in respect to strength or numbers; as, an army ten thousand strong.
7. Moving with rapidity or force; violent; forcible; impetuous; as, a strong current of water or wind; the wind was strong from the northeast; a strong tide.
8. Adapted to make a deep or effectual impression on the mind or imagination; striking or superior of the kind; powerful; forcible; cogent; as, a strong argument; strong reasons; strong evidence; a strong example; strong language.
9. Ardent; eager; zealous; earnestly engaged; as, a strong partisan; a strong Whig or Tory. Her mother, ever strong against that match. Shak.
10. Having virtues of great efficacy; or, having a particular quality in a great degree; as, a strong powder or tincture; a strong decoction; strong tea or coffee.
11. Full of spirit; containing a large proportion of alcohol; intoxicating; as, strong liquors.
12. Affecting any sense powerfully; as, strong light, colors, etc.; a strong flavor of onions; a strong scent.
13. Solid; nourishing; as, strong meat. Heb. v. 12.
14. Well established; firm; not easily overthrown or altered; as, a strong custom; a strong belief.
15. Violent; vehement; earnest; ardent. He had offered up prayers and supplications with strong crying and tears. Heb. v. 7.
16. Having great force, vigor, power, or the like, as the mind, intellect, or any faculty; as, a man of a strong mind, memory, judgment, or imagination. I was stronger in prophecy than in criticism. Dryden.
17. Vigorous; effective; forcible; powerful. Like her sweet voice is thy harmonious song, As high, as sweet, as easy, and as strong. E. Smith.
18. (Stock Exchange)
Definition: Tending to higher prices; rising; as, a strong market.
19. (Gram.) (a) Pertaining to, or designating, a verb which forms its preterit (imperfect) by a variation in the root vowel, and the past participle (usually) by the addition of -en (with or without a change of the root vowel); as in the verbs strive, strove, striven; break, broke, broken; drink, drank, drunk. Opposed to weak, or regular. See Weak. (b) Applied to forms in Anglo-Saxon, etc., which retain the old declensional endings. In the Teutonic languages the vowel stems have held the original endings most firmly, and are called strong; the stems in -n are called weak other constant stems conform, or are irregular. F. A. March. Strong conjugation (Gram.), the conjugation of a strong verb; -- called also old, or irregular, conjugation, and distinguished from the weak, or regular, conjugation.
Note: Strong is often used in the formation of self-explaining compounds; as, strong-backed, strong-based, strong-bodied, strong- colored, strong-fisted, strong-handed, strong-ribbed, strong- smelling, strong-voiced, etc.
Syn.
– Vigorous; powerful; stout; solid; firm; hardy; muscular; forcible; cogent; valid. See Robust.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
2 April 2025
(adjective) secret or hidden; not openly practiced or engaged in or shown or avowed; âcovert actions by the CIAâ; âcovert funding for the rebelsâ
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