English-Thai Dictionary
strong
ADJ ก้าวหน้า เฟื่องฟู developing thriving kao-na
strong
ADJ ทนทาน อยู่ยงคงกระพัน durable sturdy well-built ton-tan
strong
ADJ น่าเชื่อถือ น่าเชื่อ เป็น ที่ โน้มน้าว convincing persuasive na-chue-tue
strong
ADJ มีอิทธิพล มีอำนาจ authoritative influential me-id-ti-pon
strong
ADJ รุนแรง ดุเดือด สุดขีด drastic extreme severe run-rang
strong
ADJ เข้มข้น concentrated intense kem-kon
strong
ADJ เข้มแข็ง หนักแน่น determined resolute staunch kem-kang
strong
ADJ เชี่ยวชาญ ชำนาญ ช่ำชอง knowledgeable skillful chiao-chan
strong
ADJ แข็งแรง มี กำลัง มีพลัง muscular robust powerful kang-rang
strong
ADJ โดดเด่น ชัดเจน bold distinctive dod-den
strong point
N จุดแข็ง จุดเด่น forte jud-kang
strong point
N ฐาน ที่มั่น ป้อม blockhouse fortress tan-ti-man
strong-minded
A ที่ เด็ดเดี่ยว ที่ มีใจ เข้มแข็ง strong-willed
strong-minded
ADJ ดื้อ รั้น มุ่งมั่น headstrong obstinate due
strong-minded
ADJ เด็ดเดี่ยว ซึ่ง มีใจ เข้มแข็ง determined resolute ded-diao
strongbox
N ตู้เซฟ ตู้นิรภัย ตู้ เก็บ ของมีค่า box depository cashbox safe tu-sef
stronghold
N ป้อมปราการ ที่มั่น ป้อม ที่ บัญชาการ citadel fortress pom-pa-kan
stronghold
N แหล่ง ศูนย์รวม ศูนย์กลาง สำคัญ center concentrated area lang-suan-ruam
strongly
ADV อย่าง แข็งแรง อย่าง มี กำลัง mightily powerfully yang-kang-rang
strongman
N นักแสดง โชว์ พละกำลัง nak-sa-dang-cho-pa-la-kam-lang
strongman
N ผู้ ที่ มีอำนาจ หรือ อิทธิพล สูงสุด dictator phu-ti-me-am-nad-rue-id-ti-pon-sung-sud
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
STRONG
a.[G., L. The sense of the radical word is to stretch, strain, draw, and probably from the root of stretch and reach. ] 1. Having physical active power, or great physical power; having the power of exerting great bodily force; vigorous. A patient is recovering from sickness, but is not yet strong enough to walk. A strong man will lift twice his own weight.
That our oxen may be strong to labor. Psalm 144:14.
Orses the strong to greater strength must yield.
2. Having physical passive power; having ability to bear or endure; firm; solid; as a constitution strong enough to bear the fatigues of a campaign.
3. Well fortified; able to sustain attacks; not easily subdued or taken; as a strong fortress or town.
4. Having great military or naval force; powerful; as a strong army or fleet; a strong nation; a nation strong at sea.
5. Having great wealth, means or resources; as a strong house or company of merchants.
6. Moving with rapidity; violent; forcible; impetuous; as a strong current of water or wind; the wind was strong from the northeast; we had a strong tide against us.
7. Hale; sound; robust; as a strong constitution.
8. Powerful; forcible; cogent; adapted to make a deep or effectual impression on the mind or imagination; as a strong argument; strong reasons; strong evidence; a strong example or instance. He used strong language.
9. Ardent; eager; zealous; earnestly engaged; as a strong partisan; a strong whig or tory.
Her mother, ever strong against that match--
1 . 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; strong coffee.
11. Full of spirit; intoxicating; as strong liquors.
12. Affecting the sight forcibly; as strong colors.
13. Affecting the taste forcibly; as the strong flavor of onions.
14. Affecting the smell powerfully; as a strong scent.
15. Not of easy digestion; solid; as strong meat. Hebrews 5:12, 14.
16. Well established; firm; not easily overthrown or altered; as a custom grown strong by time.
17. Violent; vehement; earnest.
Who in the day of his flesh, when he offered up prayers with strong crying and tears-- Hebrews 5:7.
18. Able; furnished with abilities.
I was stronger in prophecy than in criticism.
19. Having great force of mind, of intellect or of any faculty; as a man of strong powers of mind; a man of a strong mind or intellect; a man of strong memory, judgment or imagination.
2 . Having great force; comprising much in few words.
Like her sweet voice is thy harmonious song, as high, as sweet, as easy and as strong.
21. Bright; glaring; vivid; as a strong light.
22. Powerful to the extent of force named; as an army ten thousand strong.
STRONGER
a.comp. of strong. Having more strength.
STRONGEST
a.superl. of strong. Having most strength.
STRONG-FISTED
a.[strong and fist. ] Having a strong hand; muscular.
STRONG-HAND
n.[strong and hand. ] Violence; force; power. It was their meaning to take what they needed by strong-hand. [Not properly a compound word. ]
STRONG-HOLD
n.[strong and hold. ] A fastness; a fort; a fortified place; a place of security.
STRONGLY
adv. 1. With strength; with great force or power; forcibly; a word of extensive application.
2. Firmly; in a manner to resist attack; as a town strongly fortified.
3. Vehemently; forcibly; eagerly. The evils of this measure were strongly represented to the government.
STRONG-SET
a.[strong and set. ] Firmly set or compacted.
STRONG-WATER
n.[strong and water. ] Distilled or ardent spirit. [Not in use. ]
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
STRONG
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. sträng 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.
1 . 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 )
Defn: 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.
STRONGHAND
STRONGHAND Strong "hand `, n.
Defn: Violence; force; power. It was their meaning to take what they needed by stronghand. Sir W. Raleigh.
STRONGHOLD
STRONGHOLD Strong "hold `, n.
Defn: A fastness; a fort or fortress; fortfield place; a place of security.
STRONGISH
STRONGISH Strong "ish, a.
Defn: Somewhat strong.
STRONGLY
STRONGLY Strong "ly, adv.
Defn: In a strong manner; so as to be strong in action or in resistance; with strength; with great force; forcibly; powerfully; firmly; vehemently; as, a town strongly fortified; he objected strongly.
STRONG-MINDED
STRONG-MINDED Strong "-mind `ed, a.
Defn: Having a vigorous mind; esp. , having or affecting masculine qualities of mind; -- said of women. -- Strong "-mind `ed *ness, n.
STRONG-WATER
STRONG-WATER Strong "-wa `ter, n.
1. An acid. [Obs. ]
2. Distilled or ardent spirits; intoxicating liquor.
STRONGYLID
STRONGYLID Stron "gy *lid, a. & n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Strongyloid.
STRONGYLOID
Stron "gy *loid, a. Etym: [NL. Strongylus the genus (from Gr. -oid.](Zoöl.)
Defn: Like, or pertaining to, Strongylus, a genus of parasitic nematode worms of which many species infest domestic animals. Some of the species, especially those living in the kidneys, lungs, and bronchial tubes, are often very injurious. -- n.
Defn: A strongyloid worm.
New American Oxford Dictionary
strong
strong |strôNG strɔŋ | ▶adjective ( stronger |ˈstrôNGgər |, strongest |ˈstrôNGgist | ) 1 having the power to move heavy weights or perform other physically demanding tasks: she cut through the water with her strong arms. • [ attrib. ] able to perform a specified action well and powerfully: he was not a strong swimmer. • exerting great force: a strong current. • (of an argument or case ) likely to succeed because of sound reasoning or convincing evidence: there is a strong argument for decentralization. • possessing skills and qualities that create a likelihood of success: the competition was too strong. • powerfully affecting the mind, senses, or emotions: his imagery made a strong impression on the critics. • used after a number to indicate the size of a group: a hostile crowd several thousand strong. 2 able to withstand great force or pressure: cotton is strong, hard-wearing, and easy to handle. • (of a person's constitution ) not easily affected by disease or hardship. • not easily disturbed, upset, or affected: driving on these highways requires strong nerves. • (of a person's character ) showing determination, self-control, and good judgment: only a strong will enabled him to survive. • (of a market ) having steadily high or rising prices. • firmly held or established: a strong and trusting relationship. 3 (of light ) very intense. • (of something seen or heard ) not soft or muted; clear or prominent: she should wear strong colors. • (of food or its flavor ) distinctive and pungent: strong cheese. • (of a solution or drink ) containing a large proportion of a particular substance; concentrated: a cup of strong coffee. • (of language or actions ) forceful and extreme, esp. excessively or unacceptably so: the government was urged to take strong measures against the perpetrators of violence. • Chemistry (of an acid or base ) fully ionized into cations and anions in solution; having (respectively ) a very low or a very high pH. 4 Grammar denoting a class of verbs in Germanic languages that form the past tense and past participle by a change of vowel within the stem rather than by addition of a suffix (e.g., swim, swam, swum ); contrasted with weak . 5 Physics of, relating to, or denoting the strongest of the known kinds of force between particles, which acts between nucleons and other hadrons when closer than about 10 −13 cm (so binding protons in a nucleus despite the repulsion due to their charge ), and which conserves strangeness, parity, and isospin. PHRASES come on strong informal 1 behave aggressively or assertively, esp. in making sexual advances to someone. 2 improve one's position considerably: he came on strong toward the end of the round. going strong informal continuing to be healthy, vigorous, or successful: the program is still going strong after twelve episodes. strong on good at: he is strong on comedy. • possessing large quantities of: our pizza wasn't strong on pepperoni. one's strong point something at which one excels: arithmetic had never been my strong point. DERIVATIVES strong ish adjective, strong ly adverb ORIGIN Old English, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch and German streng, also to string .
Strong, William
Strong, William |strôNG, sträNG strɔŋ | (1808 –95 ), US Supreme Court associate justice 1870 –80. Appointed to the Court by President Grant, he wrote the majority opinion in the Court's 1871 reversal of its decision that declared the Legal Tender Act of 1862 unconstitutional.
strong-arm
strong-arm |ˈstrɔŋ ˌɑrm | ▶adjective [ attrib. ] using or characterized by force or violence: they were furious at what they said were government strong-arm tactics. ▶verb [ with obj. ] use force or violence against: the culprit shouted before being strong-armed out of the door.
strongbox
strong box |ˈstrôNGˌbäks ˈstrɔŋˌbɑks | ▶noun a small lockable box, typically made of metal, in which valuables may be kept.
strong breeze
strong breeze ▶noun a wind of force 6 on the Beaufort scale (22 –27 knots or 25 –31 mph ).
strong drink
strong drink ▶noun alcohol, esp. liquor.
strong gale
strong gale ▶noun a wind of force 9 on the Beaufort scale (41 –47 knots or 47 –54 mph ).
stronghold
strong hold |ˈstrôNGˌhōld ˈstrɔŋˌhoʊld | ▶noun a place that has been fortified so as to protect it against attack. • a place where a particular cause or belief is strongly defended or upheld: a Republican stronghold.
strong interaction
strong in ter ac tion ▶noun interaction at short distances between certain subatomic particles mediated by the strong force. See strong ( sense 5 ).
strongman
strong man |ˈstrôNGˌman ˈstrɔŋˌmæn | ▶noun ( pl. strongmen ) a man of great physical strength, esp. one who performs feats of strength as a form of entertainment. • a leader who rules by the exercise of threats, force, or violence.
strong-minded
strong-mind ed |ˈˌstrɔŋ ˈˌmaɪndɪd | ▶adjective not easily influenced by others; resolute and determined. DERIVATIVES strong-mind ed ness noun
strongpoint
strong point |ˈstrôNGˌpoint ˈstrɔŋpɔɪnt | ▶noun a specially fortified defensive position.
strongroom
strong room |ˈstrôNGˌro͞om, -ˌro͝om ˈstrɔŋˌrum ˈstrɔŋˌrʊm | ▶noun a room, typically one in a bank, designed to protect valuable items against fire and theft.
strong safety
strong safe ty |strɔŋ ˈseɪfti | ▶noun Football a defensive back positioned opposite the offensive team's stronger side, who often covers the tight end.
strong side
strong side ▶noun Sports (on teams with an odd number of players ) the half of an offensive or defensive alignment that has one player more.
strong suit
strong suit ▶noun (in bridge ) a holding of a number of high cards of one suit in a hand. • a desirable quality that is particularly prominent in someone's character or an activity at which they excel: compassion is not Jack's strong suit.
strong-willed
strong-willed ▶adjective determined to do as one wants even if other people advise against it.
strongyle
stron gyle |ˈstränˌjīl ˈstrɑnʤaɪl | ▶noun a nematode of a group that includes several common disease-causing parasites of mammals and birds. [Genus Strongylus or family Strongylidae, class Phasmida. See also red worm ( sense 2 ). ] ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from modern Latin Strongylus, from Greek strongulos ‘round. ’
strongyloidiasis
stron gy loi di a sis |ˌstränjəloiˈdīəsis ˌstrɑnʤəˌlɔɪˈdaɪəsəs | ▶noun infestation with threadworms of a type found in tropical and subtropical regions, chiefly affecting the small intestine and causing ulceration and diarrhea. [The worms belong to the genus Strongyloides, class Phasmida, in particular S. stercoralis. ]
Oxford Dictionary
strong
strong |strɒŋ | ▶adjective ( stronger |ˈstrɒŋgə |, strongest |ˈstrɒŋgɪst | ) 1 having the power to move heavy weights or perform other physically demanding tasks: she cut through the water with her strong arms. • [ attrib. ] able to perform a specified action well and powerfully: he was not a strong swimmer. • exerting great force: a strong current. • powerful and difficult to resist or defeat: a strong leader | the competition was too strong | the company was in a strong position to negotiate a deal. • (of an argument or case ) likely to succeed because of sound reasoning or convincing evidence: there is a strong argument for decentralization. • powerfully affecting the mind, senses, or emotions: his imagery made a strong impression on the critics. • (of language or actions ) forceful and extreme, especially excessively or unacceptably so: the government were urged to take strong measures against the perpetrators of violence | a play full of strong language. 2 able to withstand force, pressure, or wear: cotton is strong, hard-wearing, and easy to handle. • not easily affected by disease or hardship. • not easily disturbed, upset, or affected: driving on these motorways requires strong nerves | only a strong will enabled him to survive. • firmly held or established: he was a man of strong, though unconventional, religious beliefs | they had established a strong and trusting relationship. • (of a market ) having steadily high or rising prices. 3 very intense: a strong smell. • (of something seen or heard ) not soft or muted; clear or prominent: she should wear strong colours. • (of food or its flavour ) distinctive and pungent: strong cheese. • (of a solution or drink ) containing a large proportion of a particular substance; concentrated: a cup of strong coffee | strong lager. • Chemistry (of an acid or base ) fully ionized into cations and anions in solution; having (respectively ) a very low or a very high pH. 4 used after a number to indicate the size of a group: a hostile crowd several thousands strong. 5 Grammar denoting a class of verbs in Germanic languages that form the past tense and past participle by a change of vowel within the stem rather than by addition of a suffix (e.g. swim, swam, swum ). 6 Physics relating to or denoting the strongest of the known kinds of force between particles, which acts between nucleons and other hadrons when closer than about 10 −13 cm (so binding protons in a nucleus despite the repulsion due to their charge ), and which conserves strangeness, parity, and isospin. PHRASES come on strong informal 1 behave aggressively or assertively, especially in making sexual advances to someone. 2 improve one's position considerably: he came on strong towards the end of the round. going strong informal continuing to be healthy, vigorous, or successful: the programme is still going strong after twelve series. strong on good at: he is strong on comedy. • possessing large quantities of: our pizza wasn't strong on pine nuts. strong meat Brit. ideas or language likely to be found unacceptably forceful or extreme. one's strong point something at which one excels: arithmetic had never been my strong point. DERIVATIVES strongish adjective, strongly adverb ORIGIN Old English, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch and German streng, also to string .
Strong, William
Strong, William |strôNG, sträNG strɔŋ | (1808 –95 ), US Supreme Court associate justice 1870 –80. Appointed to the Court by President Grant, he wrote the majority opinion in the Court's 1871 reversal of its decision that declared the Legal Tender Act of 1862 unconstitutional.
strong-arm
strong-arm ▶adjective [ attrib. ] using or characterized by force or violence: they were furious at what they said were government strong-arm tactics. ▶verb [ with obj. ] use force or violence against: the culprit shouted before being strong-armed out of the door.
strongbox
strong |box |ˈstrɒŋbɒks | ▶noun a small lockable box, typically made of metal, in which valuables may be kept.
strong breeze
strong breeze ▶noun a wind of force 6 on the Beaufort scale (22 –27 knots or 40 –50 kph ).
strong drink
strong drink ▶noun [ mass noun ] alcohol, especially spirits.
strong gale
strong gale ▶noun a wind of force 9 on the Beaufort scale (41 –47 knots or 75 –87 kph ).
stronghold
strong |hold |ˈstrɒŋhəʊld | ▶noun 1 a place where a particular cause or belief is strongly defended or upheld: a Labour stronghold. 2 a place that has been fortified so as to protect it against attack.
strong interaction
strong inter |action ▶noun Physics interaction at short distances between certain subatomic particles mediated by the strong force.
strongman
strong |man |ˈstrɒŋman | ▶noun ( pl. strongmen ) a man of great physical strength, especially one who performs feats of strength as a form of entertainment. • a leader who rules by the exercise of threats, force, or violence.
strong-minded
strong-minded ▶adjective not easily influenced by others; resolute and determined. DERIVATIVES strong-mindedness noun
strongpoint
strong |point |ˈstrɒŋpɔɪnt | ▶noun a specially fortified defensive position.
strongroom
strong |room |ˈstrɒŋruːm, -rʊm | ▶noun a room, typically one in a bank, designed to protect valuable items against fire and theft.
strong safety
strong safety ▶noun American Football a defensive back positioned opposite the strong side who usually covers the tight end.
strong side
strong side ▶noun Sports (on teams with an odd number of players ) the half of an offensive or defensive alignment that has one player more.
strong suit
strong suit ▶noun (in bridge or whist ) a holding of a number of high cards of one suit in a hand. • (one's strong suit ) something at which one excels: compassion is not Jack's strong suit.
strong-willed
strong-willed ▶adjective determined to do as one wants even if other people advise against it.
strongyle
strongyle |ˈstrɒndʒɪl | ▶noun a nematode worm of a group that includes several common disease-causing parasites of mammals and birds. ●Genus Strongylus or family Strongylidae, class Phasmida. See also redworm ( sense 2 ). ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from modern Latin Strongylus, from Greek strongulos ‘round ’.
strongyloidiasis
strongyloidiasis |ˌstrɒndʒɪlɔɪˈdʌɪəsɪs | ▶noun [ mass noun ] infestation with threadworms of a type found in tropical and subtropical regions, chiefly affecting the small intestine and causing ulceration and diarrhoea. ●The worms belong to the genus Strongyloides, class Phasmida, in particular S. stercoralis.
American Oxford Thesaurus
strong
strong adjective 1 Ben is a strong lad: powerful, muscular, brawny, powerfully built, strapping, sturdy, burly, meaty, robust, athletic, tough, rugged, lusty, strong as an ox /horse; informal beefy, hunky, husky; dated stalwart. ANTONYMS weak, puny. 2 a strong character: forceful, determined, spirited, self-assertive, tough, tenacious, indomitable, formidable, redoubtable, strong-minded; informal gutsy, feisty. ANTONYMS weak. 3 a strong fortress: secure, well-built, indestructible, well fortified, well protected, impregnable, solid. 4 strong cotton bags: durable, hardwearing, heavy-duty, industrial-strength, tough, sturdy, well-made, long-lasting. ANTONYMS weak, flimsy. 5 the current is very strong: forceful, powerful, vigorous, fierce, intense. ANTONYMS gentle. 6 a strong interest in literature: keen, eager, passionate, fervent. 7 strong feelings: intense, forceful, passionate, ardent, fervent, fervid, deep-seated; literary perfervid. 8 a strong supporter: keen, eager, enthusiastic, dedicated, staunch, loyal, steadfast. 9 strong arguments: compelling, cogent, forceful, powerful, potent, weighty, convincing, sound, valid, well-founded, persuasive, influential. ANTONYMS weak, unconvincing. 10 a need for strong action: firm, forceful, drastic, extreme. 11 she bore a very strong resemblance to Vera: marked, striking, noticeable, pronounced, distinct, definite, unmistakable, notable. ANTONYMS slight. 12 a strong voice: loud, powerful, forceful, resonant, sonorous, rich, deep, booming. ANTONYMS weak, quiet. 13 strong language: bad, foul, obscene, profane. 14 a strong blue color: intense, deep, rich, bright, brilliant, vivid. ANTONYMS pale. 15 strong lights: bright, brilliant, dazzling, glaring. 16 strong black coffee: concentrated, undiluted, potent. ANTONYMS weak, mild. 17 strong cheese: highly flavored, flavorful, piquant, tangy, spicy. ANTONYMS mild. 18 strong drink: alcoholic, intoxicating, hard, stiff; formal spirituous. ANTONYMS soft, nonalcoholic.
strong-arm
strong-arm adjective their strong-arm tactics won't work with me: aggressive, forceful, bullying, coercive, threatening, intimidatory.
strongbox
strongbox noun there was nothing in the strongbox but some worthless old stocks: safe, safety deposit box, cash /money box.
stronghold
stronghold noun 1 the enemy stronghold: fortress, fort, castle, citadel, garrison. 2 a liberal stronghold: bastion, center, hotbed, safe seat.
strong-minded
strong-minded adjective a strong-minded social reformer: determined, firm, resolute, purposeful, strong-willed, uncompromising, unbending, forceful, persistent, tenacious, dogged; informal gutsy, spunky.
strong point
strong point noun hiring the right people is her strong point: strength, strong suit, forte, specialty. ANTONYMS weakness.
strong-willed
strong-willed adjective you strong-willed recruits had better prepare yourselves to get broken: determined, resolute, stubborn, obstinate, willful, headstrong, strong-minded, self-willed, unbending, unyielding, intransigent, intractable, obdurate, recalcitrant; formal refractory.
Oxford Thesaurus
strong
strong adjective 1 a big strong farmer's lad: powerful, muscular, brawny, well built, powerfully built, strapping, sturdy, hefty, burly, meaty, robust, fit, athletic, vigorous, tough, rugged; stalwart, staunch, mighty, hardy; lusty, Herculean, strong as an ox /horse /lion; informal beefy, hunky, husky. ANTONYMS weak, puny. 2 she hasn't been strong since Father's death: well, healthy, in good health, fit, fighting fit, robust, vigorous, blooming, thriving, bursting with health, in rude health, hale, hale and hearty, hearty, in good shape, in excellent shape, in good condition, in good trim, in fine fettle, sound, sound in body and limb; informal in the pink, fit as a fiddle, in tip-top condition. ANTONYMS frail. 3 a lady of strong character: forceful, determined, spirited, dynamic, self-assertive, tough, tenacious, high-powered, formidable, aggressive, redoubtable, zealous, firm, resolute, strong-minded; informal gutsy, feisty. ANTONYMS weak. 4 a strong fortress surrounded by a moat: secure, well built, indestructible, well fortified, well defended, well protected, impregnable, impenetrable, inviolable, unassailable; solid. 5 strong cotton bags: durable, hard-wearing, heavy-duty, tough, sturdy, well made, substantial, solid, rugged; resistant, resilient, imperishable, indestructible, long-lasting, enduring. ANTONYMS weak. 6 a strong breeze | the current is too strong: forceful, powerful, vigorous, fierce, intense, extreme. ANTONYMS gentle. 7 a strong interest in literary activities: keen, eager, deep, acute, dedicated, passionate, fervent, zealous. 8 he still retained strong feelings for the woman: intense, forceful, vehement, passionate, ardent, fervent, profound, deep-seated; consuming, extreme, acute, fierce; rare fervid, perfervid, passional. 9 a strong supporter of the women's movement: keen, eager, enthusiastic, earnest, dedicated, staunch, loyal, steadfast, passionate, fierce, fervent. 10 there are strong arguments for introducing grants: compelling, cogent, forceful, powerful, potent, weighty, convincing, plausible, effective, efficacious, sound, valid, well founded, telling; impressive, persuasive, influential, authoritative. ANTONYMS weak, unconvincing. 11 there was a need to take strong action: firm, forceful, severe, strict, drastic, extreme, draconian. 12 she bore a very strong resemblance to Vera: marked, noticeable, pronounced, distinct, definite, clear-cut, obvious, evident, unmistakable, notable. ANTONYMS slight. 13 a strong voice: loud, powerful, forceful, lusty, stentorian, resonant, sonorous, orotund, full, rich, deep, booming, penetrating, carrying, clear; strident; informal fruity; rare canorous. ANTONYMS quiet, weak. 14 he didn't like strong language: bad, foul, obscene, profane, blasphemous. 15 strong blues and yellows: intense, deep, rich, warm, bright, brilliant, vivid, striking, colourful, graphic. ANTONYMS pale. 16 the strong lights of the studio: bright, brilliant, intense, radiant, gleaming, dazzling, glaring. 17 strong black coffee: concentrated, undiluted, highly flavoured. ANTONYMS weak, mild. 18 slices of strong cheese: highly flavoured, strongly flavoured, flavourful, flavoursome, savoury, pungent, aromatic, piquant, tangy, sharp, biting, zesty, spicy, hot; rare flavorous, sapid. ANTONYMS mild. 19 he would have blown his money on horses and strong drink: alcoholic, intoxicating, inebriating, hard, heady, potent, stiff, spirituous, vinous, intoxicant. ANTONYMS non-alcoholic, soft. CHOOSE THE RIGHT WORD strong, powerful See powerful . These notes show fine distinctions in meaning between closely related synonyms to help you find the best word.
strong-arm
strong-arm adjective strong-arm tactics were deployed by both sides: aggressive, forceful, bullying, coercive, oppressive, threatening, intimidatory, terrorizing, thuggish, violent; informal bully-boy.
strongbox
strongbox noun she would rob her father's strongbox: safe, safety-deposit box, safe-deposit box, coffer, cash box, money box, money chest, locker, repository; vault, bank.
stronghold
stronghold noun 1 they charged towards the enemy stronghold: fortress, fort, castle, citadel, garrison, keep, tower, hold, donjon, bunker; fastness. 2 the seat appeared to be an impregnable Tory stronghold: bastion, centre, refuge, hotbed.
strong-minded
strong-minded adjective a strong-minded social reformer: determined, firm, resolute, resolved, purposeful, purposive, sure, self-disciplined, strong-willed, uncompromising, unyielding, unbending, unwavering, unswerving, unfaltering, unshakeable, inexorable, forceful, persistent, persevering, tenacious, dogged, stubborn; dedicated, committed, stalwart; N. Amer. rock-ribbed; informal gutsy, spunky; rare perseverant, indurate. ANTONYMS weak-willed, half-hearted.
strong point
strong point noun arithmetic had never been her strong point: strength, strong suit, long suit, forte, aptitude, bent, speciality, specialty, métier, claim to fame, skill; informal thing, bag, line, cup of tea. ANTONYMS weakness.
strong-willed
strong-willed adjective he was strong-willed and independent: determined, iron-willed, resolute, stubborn, stubborn as a mule, mulish, obstinate, wilful, headstrong, strong-minded, self-willed, inflexible, unbending, unyielding, intransigent, intractable, obdurate, recalcitrant, refractory; forceful, domineering; informal pushy; rare indurate. ANTONYMS weak-willed, spineless.
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
strong
strong /strɔːŋ |strɔŋ /〖語源は 「厳しい (severe )」〗(名 )strength, (動 )strengthen, (副 )strongly 形容詞 ～er ; ～est 1 〈人などが 〉強い , 力持ちの , 体力のある ; (体が )回復した , 健康な ▸ a strong and healthy body 強くて健康な体 ▸ make muscles stronger 筋肉を強化する (≒strengthen muscles )▸ She is not strong enough to leave the hospital .彼女は退院できるほど回復していない 2 〈物が 〉頑丈な , 壊れにくい ▸ strong cotton cloth 丈夫な綿の生地 3 〈関係 絆 （きずな ）が 〉かたい , 強く結びついている (↔weak )▸ a strong friendship [bond ]かたい友情 [絆 ]4 (精神的に )強い , 強い信念のある , 自信のある ▸ You've got to be mentally strong .君は精神的に強くならなければいけない 5 〈風 潮流などが 〉強い , 勢いのある ▸ There was a strong wind .強い風が吹いていた 6 〈支持 感情 興味などが 〉強い , 確固とした , 激しい ; 〈態度 行動などが 〉厳しい , 強硬な ; 〈欲求などが 〉激しい ; 可能性の高い , 有望な ▸ a strong sense of responsibility 強い責任感 ▸ take strong action (当局 (者 )が )断固たる態度をとる ▸ a strong anxiety about A Aについての強い不安 ▸ a strong possibility [chance ]大きな可能性 ▸ be a bit strong ｟主に英 くだけて ｠厳しすぎる, ひどすぎる 7 説得力のある , 納得のいく ▸ There is strong evidence that ……という有力な証拠がある 8 «…の点で, 分野が » 得意な , 上手な «in , on » ; 〖通例 名詞 の前で 〗有力な , 有能な , 才能のある 〈選手 チーム 候補者など 〉▸ one's strong subject 得意科目 9 権力 [影響力 ]のある (powerful ); 重要な , 主要な ▸ a strong leader 強力な指導者 ▸ be in a strong position 優位に立つ 10 〈コーヒーなどが 〉濃い , 〈薬味の量が 〉多い , 〈飲み物が 〉アルコール度数の高い (↔weak ), アルコールを含む ; 〈味 においが 〉強い ▸ strong spices 辛い調味料 ▸ a strong drink [alcohol, ｟主に英 ｠liquor ]強い酒 (!「酒に強い人 」は a hard [heavy, ╳strong ] drinker ) 11 〈特徴などが 〉強い , 著しい ;〈光 色が 〉明るい , 目立つ ; 〈目鼻などが 〉大きくて目立つ (!特に形の良い場合に用いる ) ; 〈なまりが 〉強い ▸ a strong nose [chin ]大きな鼻 [突き出たあご ]▸ strong features はっきりとした目鼻立ち ▸ with a strong French accent 強いフランス語なまりで 12 〈通貨が 〉強い , 〈景気が 〉良い .13 〖数詞の後で 〗…人の 〈集団 組織 〉▸ a 50,000 -strong army ≒an army fifty thousand strong 5万人の軍隊 str ò ng and th í n ＝gin (→rhyming slang ).副詞 強く , 強力に .be st ì ll g ò ing str ó ng ｟くだけて ｠まだ丈夫でいる [動作している, うまくいっている ].～̀ dr í nk アルコール飲料, 酒 ; ↑形容詞 10 .～̀ l á nguage ののしり言葉, 悪態 .～̀ p ó int 得意とする所, 長所 .～́ r ò om 金庫室, 貴重品室 .～̀ s ú it 〖one's ～〗(人の )得意点, 長所 .～̀ v é rb 〘文法 〙強変化 [不規則変化 ]動詞 .
strong-arm
str ó ng- à rm 形容詞 ｟くだけて ｠〖名詞 の前で 〗腕ずくの, 高圧的な ▸ strong-arm methods 高圧的な方法 動詞 他動詞 …に暴力を振るう ; …から強奪する ; 〖～A into doing 〗A 〈人 〉に暴力で …させる .
strongbox
str ó ng b ò x 名詞 C (貴重品を保管する )金庫 .
stronghold
str ó ng h ò ld 名詞 C 1 ｟古 ｠要塞 （ようさい ）, とりで .2 本拠地, 中心点, 牙城 （がじよう ）; (ある動物種の )一大生息地 ▸ a stronghold of unrest 不穏の中心点
strongly
strong ly /strɔ́ːŋli |strɔ́ŋ -/副詞 more ～; most ～1 強く, 強硬に ; 激しく ▸ He is strongly opposed to the plan .彼はその計画に強く反対している 2 頑丈に, 強固に ▸ be strongly built 頑丈に建てられている
strongman
str ó ng m à n /-mæ̀n /名詞 複 -men /-mèn /C 1 (政治などの )実力者 ; 独裁者 (｟男女共用 ｠dictator ).2 力持ち ; (サーカスなどの )怪力男 .
strong-minded
str ò ng-m í nd ed /-ɪd /形容詞 1 意志のしっかりした, 断固とした ; 果断な .2 〈女性が 〉勝ち気な .～ly 副詞 ～ness 名詞
strong-willed
str ò ng-w í lled 形容詞 意志の強い .
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