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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of husky

Adjective

Enjoy a husky sled ride or visit a husky lodge for a fun family experience. —David Nikel, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025

Normani continues to show off her personal innovations on Brandy’s vocal playbook, while Khalid displays his growth as a duet partner, offering up a rich, husky complement to Mani’s airier timbre. —Kyle Denis, Billboard, 9 Dec. 2024

The country titan performed a series a barnburners that ran on his husky, soulful voice. —Mars Salazar, Austin American-Statesman, 11 Oct. 2024

Okay, to be fair, Aliana has a cute, husky voice that sounds particularly good singing Christmas carols. —Emma Specter, Vogue, 5 Dec. 2024