HUSKY Synonyms
There are 7 hypernyms of the word husky. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for HUSKY
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burly | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • muscular and heavily built | ||||||||
strapping | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • muscular and heavily built | ||||||||
bulky | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • of large size for its weight | ||||||||
chunky | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • like or containing small sticky lumps • short and thick; as e.g. having short legs and heavy musculature | ||||||||
heavy | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • of comparatively great physical weight or density • unusually great in degree or quantity or number • of the military or industry; using (or being) the heaviest and most powerful armaments or weapons or equipment • marked by great psychological weight; weighted down especially with sadness or troubles or weariness • of great intensity or power or force • (physics, chemistry) being or containing an isotope with greater than average atomic mass or weight noun • an actor who plays villainous roles • a serious (or tragic) role in a play adverb • slowly as if burdened by much weight adjective satellite • usually describes a large person who is fat but has a large frame to carry it • (used of soil) compact and fine-grained • darkened by clouds • (of an actor or role) being or playing the villain • permitting little if any light to pass through because of denseness of matter • of relatively large extent and density • made of fabric having considerable thickness • prodigious • full and loud and deep • given to excessive indulgence of bodily appetites especially for intoxicating liquors • of great gravity or crucial import; requiring serious thought • slow and laborious because of weight • large and powerful; especially designed for heavy loads or rough work • dense or inadequately leavened and hence likely to cause distress in the alimentary canal • sharply inclined • full of; bearing great weight • requiring or showing effort • characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort • lacking lightness or liveliness • (of sleep) deep and complete • in an advanced stage of pregnancy | ||||||||
muscular | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • of or relating to or consisting of muscle • having a robust muscular body-build characterized by predominance of structures (bone and muscle and connective tissue) developed from the embryonic mesodermal layer adjective satellite • having or suggesting great physical power or force • (of a person) possessing physical strength and weight; rugged and powerful | ||||||||
rugged | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • sturdy and strong in constitution or construction; enduring • having long narrow shallow depressions (as grooves or wrinkles) in the surface adjective satellite • topographically very uneven • very difficult; severely testing stamina or resolution | ||||||||
solid | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
adjective • of definite shape and volume; firm; neither liquid nor gaseous • entirely of one substance with no holes inside noun • matter that is solid at room temperature and pressure • the state in which a substance has no tendency to flow under moderate stress; resists forces (such as compression) that tend to deform it; and retains a definite size and shape • a three-dimensional object, structurally rigid, usually resistant to changes of shape or volume adjective satellite • characterized by good substantial quality • of one substance or character throughout • uninterrupted in space; having no gaps or breaks • providing abundant nourishment • of good quality and condition; solidly built • not soft or yielding to pressure • having length, breadth and thickness • impenetrable for the eye • financially dependable • of a substantial character and not frivolous or superficial • meriting respect or esteem • of the same color throughout • acting together as a single undiversified whole | ||||||||
stocky | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • having a short and solid form or stature | ||||||||
stout | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • a strong very dark heavy-bodied ale made from pale malt and roasted unmalted barley and (often) caramel malt with hops • a garment size for a large or heavy person adjective satellite • dependable • euphemisms for `fat' • having rugged physical strength; inured to fatigue or hardships | ||||||||
strong | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • having strength or power greater than average or expected • having a strong physiological or chemical effect adjective satellite • not faint or feeble • having or wielding force or authority • immune to attack; incapable of being tampered with • of good quality and condition; solidly built • of verbs not having standard (or regular) inflection • being distilled rather than fermented; having a high alcoholic content • freshly made or left • strong and sure | ||||||||
sturdy | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • not making concessions adjective satellite • having rugged physical strength; inured to fatigue or hardships • substantially made or constructed | ||||||||
thickset | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • having a short and solid form or stature • planted or growing close together | ||||||||
beefy | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • muscular and heavily built | ||||||||
buirdly | ||||||||
adjective satellite • muscular and heavily built | ||||||||
gruff | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • brusque and surly and forbidding • deep and harsh sounding as if from shouting or illness or emotion | ||||||||
hoarse | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • deep and harsh sounding as if from shouting or illness or emotion | ||||||||
eskimo dog | nounn | |||||||
noun • breed of heavy-coated Arctic sled dog |