able-bodied
Sound of body
Able-bodied means physically healthy and capable—having full use of one's body.
The term often appears in contexts distinguishing those who can perform physical labor or military service from those who cannot: All able-bodied men were called to fight.
In disability contexts, able-bodied describes people without physical impairments, sometimes with a slight edge suggesting obliviousness to accessibility issues.
Capable of movement
- ambulatoryAble to walk
- functionalAble to operate correctly
- unimpairedNot weakened or diminished
- dexterousPhysically skilled, agile
coordinated · agile · nimble · flexible · limber · supple · steady · balanced
In good physical condition
hearty · thriving · flourishing · vital · energetic · resilient · recovered · restored
Having great physical power
- muscularHaving well-developed sinews
- powerfulHaving great strength
- sturdySolidly built, durable
- robustStrong and durable
brawny · hardy · strapping · burly · sinewy · stalwart · tough · fit
Person who toils
- laborerPhysical task performer
- workforceAll available workers
- serviceableFit for purpose
- productiveGenerating useful output
employable · working-age · seaman · conscript · recruit · enlistee · civilian
mobile
Capable of movement
- ambulatoryAble to walk
- functionalAble to operate correctly
- unimpairedNot weakened or diminished
dexterous · coordinated · agile · nimble · flexible · limber · supple · steady · balanced · independent
healthy
In good physical condition
hale · hearty · thriving · flourishing · vital · energetic · resilient · recovered · restored · uninjured
strong
Having great physical power
robust · brawny · hardy · strapping · burly · sinewy · stalwart · tough · fit · athletic
worker
Person who toils
- laborerPhysical task performer
- workforceAll available workers
- serviceableFit for purpose
productive · employable · working-age · seaman · conscript · recruit · enlistee · civilian
- strength wordsstrong, powerful, mighty, potent, robust
- functional statusfunctional, impaired, independent, dependent, incapacitated
- Disabilitiesblind, paralysis, vision loss, hearing impairment, amputees
- fitnessfitness, exercise, gym, workout, running
- statusespending, active, approved, inactive, completed
able-bodieddisabled
Made unable to function
physically disabled · handicapped · incapacitated · crippled · lame