Synonyms and antonyms of Describing a person's muscles and general shape in British Thesaurus

an hourglass figure ()

the shape of a woman’s body if she has a small waist and large breasts and hips

a wisp of a... ()

a small and delicate person

barrel-chested (adjective)

a man who is barrel-chested has a large chest that curves outwards

be built like a brick shithouse ()

to be very big and strong

beefy (adjective)

informal a beefy person has a large heavy body and strong muscles

big (adjective)

a big person is tall and heavy, and often fat

brawny (adjective)

physically strong, with big muscles

buff (adjective)

informal physically attractive and with well-developed muscles

built (adjective)

used for describing the size and shape of someone’s body

bullnecked (adjective)

with a short thick neck

burly (adjective)

a burly man is fat and strong

coltish (adjective)

tall and thin, and tending to move fast

compact (adjective)

a compact person is physically small but looks strong

full (adjective)

if part of someone’s body is full, it is large, wide, or has a round shape, especially in a way that is attractive

gangling (adjective)

very tall and thin, with long arms and legs, and not graceful

gangly (adjective)

gangling

gawky (adjective)

tall and thin, and moving in a way that does not seem graceful or comfortable

heavily built ()

a heavily built person is big and strong but not fat

heavy-set (adjective)

big and strong

hench (adjective)

Britishinformal strong and fit with very well-developed muscles; used about men

herculean (adjective)

a herculean person is very big and strong

husky (adjective)

American a husky boy or man is big and strong

lank (adjective)

a lank person is tall and thin

lanky (adjective)

tall, thin, and not very graceful

leggy (adjective)

a leggy woman has long attractive legs

musclebound (adjective)

someone who is musclebound has extremely large strong muscles as a result of too much exercise

muscly (adjective)

informal with well-developed muscles

muscular (adjective)

very strong and attractive, with muscles that have been developed through exercise

paunchy (adjective)

with a paunch

pear-shaped (adjective)

informal a pear-shaped person is larger below the waist than above the waist

pigeon-chested (adjective)

someone who is pigeon-chested has a chest that sticks out in an unusual way

round-shouldered (adjective)

with shoulders that are bent forward

slight (adjective)

thin, not very tall, and not looking very strong

slightly-built (adjective)

someone who is slightly-built is thin, not very tall, and does not look very strong

solid (adjective)

someone who looks solid is big and has a strong firm body

statuesque (adjective)

tall and beautiful like a statue

stocky (adjective)

a stocky person looks strong but is not tall

stooped (adjective)

stooping

strapping (adjective)

informal tall and strong

taut (adjective)

a taut body is firm with strong muscles and little fat

thickset (adjective)

someone who is thickset has a wide strong body

well-built (adjective)

a well-built person has a body that people admire because of its strength or beauty

willowy (adjective)

tall, thin, and graceful