Robust
adj.resilient, capableprofessional
Meaning 1
Strong, healthy, and able to withstand demanding conditions.
Reach for it when praising physical vigor or durable construction
At seventy, the robust farmer still walked the upper fields before breakfast.
Choose between these
4- everyday
when surviving exposure or rough conditions is the point
not when It sounds rustic and does not fit most arguments or methods.
- everyday
when broad power or soundness is all you need to say
not when Strong is less specific about health and resistance under varied stress.
- warm
when healthy strength carries warmth or appetite
not when For professional assessment, hearty can sound folksy or refer to food.
- formal
when active physical energy is visible
not when Robust health may be quiet and steady rather than energetic.
Meaning 2
Thorough and dependable enough to remain sound under challenge.
Reach for it when describing evidence, plans, systems, or processes tested against failure
The auditors approved a robust method that caught both missing and duplicated entries.
Choose between these
4- warm
when recovery after disruption is more important than resisting it
not when Robust emphasizes strength before failure; resilient may bend or fail and recover.
- professional
when long use and wear are the main tests
not when Durability concerns time and wear, not breadth or evidential strength.
- professional
rigorous
when methodical strictness makes an analysis trustworthy
not when A robust system can be practical and fault-tolerant without academic rigor.
- professional
sound
when construction or reasoning has no serious weakness
not when Sound does not imply the stress tolerance built into robust.
Said against
3- frail
- weak
- flimsy
It naturally appears in
3- robust health
Regular meals and outdoor work helped the foal reach robust health.
- robust evidence
The panel waited for robust evidence before changing the treatment guidance.
- robust system
A robust system kept local copies when the network connection failed.
The word family
1Where this comes from
- wiktionary, English adjective sense 2: evincing strength and health opens in a new tab for meaning 1 · retrieved 2026-07-26
- wiktionary, English adjective sense 1: able to withstand adverse conditions opens in a new tab for meaning 2 · retrieved 2026-07-26
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