robust

Other forms of robust

comparative

robuster·

superlative

robustest·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about robust

What does robust mean?

robust means "sturdy and strong in form, constitution, or construction". That is the primary sense; the word has 4 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in robust?

robust has 2 syllables: ro-bust. The stress falls on "bust". In IPA it is /ɹoʊˈbʌst/.

What is another word for robust?

Close synonyms include full-bodied, racy, rich. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

What is the opposite of robust?

The recorded antonyms are frail.

Is robust a common word?

robust is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with robust?

2 words rhyme with robust. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.