Dictionary Definition
vigorous adj
1 characterized by forceful and energetic action
or activity; "a vigorous hiker"; "gave her skirt a vigorous shake";
"a vigorous campaign"; "a vigorous foreign policy"; "vigorous
opposition to the war"
2 strong and active physically or mentally; "a
vigorous old man who spent half of his day on horseback"-
W.H.Hudson
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Synonyms, Antonyms and Related Words
ablaze,
acid, active, acute, afire, aggressive, animated, ardent, armipotent, athletic, authoritative, balmy, beefy, biting, blooming, blossoming, boiling over,
booming, bouncing, breathless, brisk, burning, cartilaginous, chewy, clear, cogent, cohesive, cordial, coriaceous, corrosive, cutting, dashing, delirious, doughty, driving, drunk, durable, dynamic, effective, energetic, enterprising, enthusiastic, excited, exuberant, fair, fat, febrile, fervent, fervid, fevered, feverish, fibrous, fiery, fit, flaming, flourishing, flowering, flush, flushed, forceful, forcible, forcy, fruiting, full of beans, full
of pep, full-blooded, full-strength, glowing, go-go, going strong,
gristly, gutsy, gutty, halcyon, hale, hale and hearty, hard, hard as nails, hard-hitting,
hardy, healthy, hearty, heated, hefty, high-potency, high-powered,
high-pressure, high-tension, hot, husky, impassioned, imperative, impetuous, impressive, in force, in full
swing, in good case, in power, incisive, intense, intoxicated, iron-hard,
irresistible,
keen, kinetic, lasting, leatherlike, leathery, lively, living, lusty, masterful, mettlesome, mighty, mighty in battle,
mordant, muscular, nervous, nervy, obstinate, on fire, operative, palmy, passionate, penetrating, peppy, piercing, piping, poignant, potent, powerful, prepotent, prospering, proud, puissant, punchy, red-blooded, red-hot,
resilient, resistant, robust, robustious, robustuous, ropy, rosy, rough-and-ready, rude, rugged, ruling, sensational, sinewed, sinewy, slashing, sleek, smacking, snappy, spanking, spirited, sprightly, spry, stalwart, steaming, steamy, steely, stiff, stout, strapping, strenuous, striking, stringy, strong, strong as brandy, strong
as strong, strong-willed, stubborn, sturdy, take-charge, take-over,
telling, tenacious, thriving, tough, tough as leather, trenchant, unrestrained, untiring, valid, vibrant, vigil, viscid, vital, vivacious, vivid, warm, wiry, zealous, zestful, zesty, zippy