Vigorousness — Meaning, Definition & Synonyms

Related Entry: Vigorous (adjective)

Vigorous is a different word from Vigorousness. The synonyms below are for vigorous, not for vigorousness.

1. having active strength of body or mind

   "he remains healthy and vigorous despite being over 80 years old"

   similar: dynamic, energetic, flush, gingery, lusty, peppy, red-blooded, robust, vital
   related: animated, brisk, dashing, kinetic, lively, punchy, spirited, sprightly, vivacious, energized, enlivened, invigorated, vitalized, firm, fortified, mettlesome, mighty, powerful, puissant, strong, refreshed, rejuvenated, revitalized, able-bodied, athletic, beefy, brawny, burly, fit, hardy, husky, muscular, robustious, rugged, stalwart, stout, strapping, sturdy, tough, virile, hale, healthy, hearty, sound, capable, competent
   opposite: dull, lethargic, listless, sluggish, torpid
   near: delicate, effete, enervated, faint, feeble, frail, infirm, wan, weak, weakened, impotent, powerless, prostrate, prostrated, sapped, tired, indolent, lackadaisical, languid, lazy, invertebrate, nerveless, soft, spineless, wimpy, ill, unhealthy, unsound, unwell, broken-down, debilitated, decrepit, disabled, wasted, worn-out

2. able to withstand hardship, strain, or exposure

   "vigorous and sturdy little sheep bred to live in mountainous regions"

   similar: cast-iron, hard, hard-bitten, hardened, hardy, inured, rugged, stout, strong, sturdy, tough, toughened
   related: flinty, leathery, resilient, stalwart, durable, enduring, everlasting, immortal, imperishable, lasting, permanent, stable, staunch, staying, tenacious, unyielding, flourishing, prospering, thriving, able-bodied, brawny, muscular, fit, fortified, hale, healthy, husky, lusty, red-blooded, robust, sound, strapping, virile, annealed, seasoned, tempered
   opposite: delicate, nonhardy, soft, tender, weak
   near: emasculated, enervated, enfeebled, exhausted, run-down, sapped, wasted, weakened, worn, worn-out, crippled, debilitated, diseased, incapacitated, infirm, unsound, fragile, frail, puny, resistless, sensitive, susceptible, unresistant, vulnerable, yielding, mortal, perishable, temporary, transient

3. marked by or uttered with forcefulness

   "offered a vigorous dissent to the proposal"

   similar: aggressive, assertive, dynamic, emphatic, energetic, forceful, full-blooded, muscular, resounding, strenuous, vehement, violent
   related: decided, insistent, marked, pointed, absolute, categorical, clear, plain, unambiguous, unequivocal, arresting, compelling, conspicuous, impelling, noticeable, striking
   opposite: nonassertive, nonemphatic, unemphatic
   near: guarded, mild, uncompelling, weak, wishy-washy, ambiguous, equivocal, halting, hesitant, understated

4. not showing weakness or uncertainty

   "gave the bottle of sauce a vigorous shaking"

   similar: firm, forceful, hearty, iron, lusty, robust, solid, stout, strong, sturdy
   related: hard, ironclad, mighty, powerful, tough, unyielding, animated, brisk, energetic, frisky, jaunty, jazzy, lively, peppy, perky, spirited, sprightful, sprightly, springy, vital, vivacious, zippy, assured, certain, confident, sanguine, secure, sure
   opposite: uncertain, weak
   near: feeble, fragile, frail, limp, listless, spiritless, diffident, insecure, self-doubting, characterless, effete, spineless, weakened, weak-kneed, wimpy, wishy-washy