robust
Americanadjective
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strong and healthy; hardy; vigorous.
a robust young man; a robust faith; a robust mind.
- Antonyms:
- feeble
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strongly or stoutly built.
his robust frame.
- Antonyms:
- weak
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suited to or requiring bodily strength or endurance.
robust exercise.
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rough, rude, or boisterous.
robust drinkers and dancers.
- Synonyms:
- rambunctious, coarse
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rich and full-bodied.
the robust flavor of freshly brewed coffee.
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strong and effective in all or most situations and conditions.
The system requires robust passwords that contain at least one number or symbol.
Our goal is to devise robust statistical methods.
adjective
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strong in constitution; hardy; vigorous
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sturdily built
a robust shelter
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requiring or suited to physical strength
a robust sport
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(esp of wines) having a rich full-bodied flavour
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rough or boisterous
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(of thought, intellect, etc) straightforward and imbued with common sense
Other Word Forms
- robustly adverb
- robustness noun
- unrobust adjective
- unrobustly adverb
- unrobustness noun
Etymology
Origin of robust
First recorded in 1540–50; from Latin rōbustus “oaken, hard, strong,” equivalent to rōbus- (stem of rōbur “oak, strength”) + -tus, adjective suffix
Example Sentences
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Dozens of nations including the United States and China called for "secure, trustworthy and robust" artificial intelligence, in a summit declaration on Saturday criticised for being too generic to protect the public.
From Barron's
"The wider concern is we need a robust manufacturing industry," he told AFP.
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Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing shares traded in the U.S. rose 1.8% after the Taiwanese chip company reported another month of growing revenue, signaling demand for semiconductors remains robust.
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GE Aerospace is a dominant supplier of jet engines, and demand for commercial air travel remains robust.
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“The most dire predictions didn’t come to pass. The market remains fairly robust,” said Meredith Freed, senior policy manager with KFF’s program on Medicare policy.
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