Synonyms of husky

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adjective (1)

ˈhə-skē 

1

as in athletic

strongly and heavily built

a husky weight lifter

Synonyms & Similar Words

• athletic
• burly
• powerful
• beefy
• mighty
• brawny
• hulking
• stout
• muscular
• strong
• sturdy
• hefty
• mesomorphic
• rugged
• solid
• stocky
• heavy
• sinewy
• robust
• heavyset
• strapping
• thickset
• pudgy
• chubby
• stalwart
• squat
• squatty
• chunky
• able-bodied
• tubby
• herculean
• compact
• muscle-bound
• dumpy
• portly
• lumpish
• podgy
• roly-poly

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• thin
• slender
• lean
• slight
• light
• lightweight
• slim
• willowy
• lanky
• skinny
• svelte
• scrawny
• reedy
• gaunt
• bony
• weedy
• stringy
• wiry
• spare
• gawky
• scraggy
• twiggy
• waspish
• sylphlike
• weak
• gangling
• feeble
• spidery
• frail
• fragile
• emaciated
• gangly
• delicate
• puny
• boney
• wimpy
• weakly
• infirm
• effete
• debilitated
• enfeebled
• unathletic
• enervated

2

as in large

of a size greater than average of its kind

the neighbors bought a fairly husky lawn mower for their small yard

Synonyms & Similar Words

• large
• handsome
• sizable
• considerable
• substantial
• big
• oversized
• great
• huge
• tidy
• oversize
• excessive
• bulky
• sizeable
• gigantic
• outsized
• voluminous
• enormous
• boxcar
• hulking
• massive
• hefty
• vast
• staggering
• colossal
• outsize
• tremendous
• grand
• largish
• goodly
• mammoth
• spacious
• extravagant
• mountainous
• super
• ample
• biggish
• immense
• Himalayan
• jumbo
• astronomical
• cavernous
• titanic
• cosmic
• monstrous
• elephantine
• astronomic
• thick
• humongous
• galactic
• gargantuan
• heroic
• major
• cosmical
• whopping
• monolithic
• prodigious
• stupendous
• immoderate
• plentiful
• heroical
• extreme
• cyclopean
• gross
• bumper
• exorbitant
• king-size
• inordinate
• humungous
• herculean
• leviathan
• king-sized
• pharaonic
• appreciable
• monumental
• vasty
• copious
• Bunyanesque
• abundant
• supersized
• fat
• roomy
• super-duper
• walloping
• Brobdingnagian
• whacking
• capacious
• commodious
• hellacious

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• small
• little
• dwarf
• undersized
• smallish
• dwarfish
• puny
• undersize
• dinky
• tiny
• diminutive
• miniature
• mini
• pygmy
• wee
• microscopic
• shrimpy
• bantam
• teeny
• half-pint
• infinitesimal
• petite
• minuscule
• thin
• microscopical
• slender
• little bitty
• pocket-size
• minute
• teensy
• Lilliputian
• slight
• slim
• pint-size
• pint-sized
• pocket-sized
• microminiature
• teeny-weeny
• teensy-weensy

husky

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adjective (2)

ˈhə-skē 

as in hoarse

harsh and dry in sound

a voice that was husky from an afternoon of cheering on the team

Synonyms & Similar Words

• hoarse
• gruff
• gravelly
• raspy
• throaty
• coarse
• rusty
• gravel
• scratchy
• croaky
• rasping
• grating
• croaking
• growling
• guttural
• choked
• strangled
• abrasive
• growly
• strained
• rough
• strident
• raucous
• scraping
• scratching
• grinding
• cracked
• cacophonous
• discordant
• jarring
• dissonant
• unmusical
• screeching
• squawking
• inharmonious
• unmelodious
• cawing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• sweet
• gentle
• golden
• liquid
• mellow
• tender
• mellifluous
• soothing
• soft
• smooth
• velvety
• silken
• mellifluent
• musical
• satiny
• gliding
• melodic
• melodious
• lyric
• lyrical
• euphonious

Examples Sentences

Recent Examples of husky

Adjective

As Shelly begins one final performance done up in her feathers, glitter and rhinestones, a smoky ballad comes in and a familiar, husky voice rings out. —Meredith Blake, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2024

Many local guides offer northern lights excursions, which can include everything from snowmobile tours to husky sled rides. —David Nikel, Forbes, 9 Sep. 2024

In June 2023, a husky puppy was found dead and discarded in an alley near Miller Road and Latham Street, police said. —Vivian Barrett, The Arizona Republic, 15 Apr. 2024

His rigidity, lack of facial expression, husky voice and balance issues suggest neurological conditions. —Washington Post, 11 July 2024