well-built

Made to last

Well-built describes something constructed with care and quality materials, suggesting durability and solid craftsmanship: a well-built cabin that's weathered fifty winters.

Applied to people, it means having a strong, sturdy physique—muscular or athletically proportioned: He was tall and well-built.

The term appreciates without being overtly sexual.

physique

muscular

Having well-developed sinews

fit · brawny · strapping · burly · buff · ripped · powerful · sturdy · robust · stocky

construction

sturdy

Solidly built, durable

reinforced · stable · secure · strong · reliable · crafted · sound · substantial · fortified · heavy-duty

attractiveness

handsome

Attractive in appearance

good-looking · appealing · shapely · eye-catching · photogenic · curvaceous · alluring · captivating · glamorous · ravishing

Categories
Opposites
physical body type

well-builtscrawny

Unattractively thin and bony

puny · skinny · frail · slight · spindly

structural quality

well-builtflimsy

Weak and easily damaged

shoddy · rickety · ramshackle · jerry-built · shaky

Family

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G