vigorous
Americanadjective
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full of or characterized by vigor.
a vigorous effort.
- Antonyms:
- weak
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a vigorous youngster.
- Antonyms:
- weak
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energetic; forceful: a vigorous personality.
vigorous steps;
a vigorous personality.
- Synonyms:
- powerful
- Antonyms:
- weak
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powerful in action or effect.
vigorous law enforcement.
- Antonyms:
- weak
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growing well, as a plant.
- Antonyms:
- weak
adjective
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endowed with bodily or mental strength or vitality; robust
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displaying, involving, characterized by, or performed with vigour
vigorous growth
Related Words
See active.
Other Word Forms
- overvigorous adjective
- overvigorousness noun
- supervigorous adjective
- supervigorousness noun
- unvigorous adjective
- unvigorousness noun
- vigorously adverb
- vigorousness noun
Etymology
Origin of vigorous
First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English, from Old French, from Medieval Latin vigorōsus; vigor, -ous
Example Sentences
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"The Committee has directed inquiries to the Department, and we will be conducting vigorous oversight to determine the facts related to these circumstances," they said.
From BBC
More than 100 older patients in their 60s and 70s treated at Mayo for an autoimmune disease that attacks the arteries had unusually vigorous immune systems that had not slowed with age, dubbed “immune youth.”
I say “possibility” because, whether or not we’re in a bubble—and what kind it might be—has been the subject of vigorous debate.
Franco ruthlessly crushed vigorous and diverse internal opposition while adapting to changing global circumstances.
From Salon
A 30-minute venture could easily turn into an hour of vigorous conversation.
From Los Angeles Times
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