Synonyms and Antonyms of muscle

synonym (synonym of muscle)

  • (noun.body)
    musculus
    one of the contractile organs of the body (noun.body)
     
  • (noun.body)
    muscular tissue
    animal tissue consisting predominantly of contractile cells (noun.body)
     
  • (noun.person)
    muscleman
    a bully employed as a thug or bodyguard (noun.person)
     
  • (noun.attribute)
    brawn, brawniness, heftiness, muscularity, sinew
    possessing muscular strength (noun.attribute)
     

hypernym (muscle IS A KIND OF .... relation)

hyponym (.... IS A KIND OF muscle relation)

  • animal tissue consisting predominantly of contractile cells (noun.body)
    striated muscle tissue
    muscle tissue characterized by transverse stripes (noun.body)
     
  • (noun.body)
    cardiac muscle, heart muscle
    the muscle tissue of the heart; adapted to continued rhythmic contraction (noun.body)
     
  • (noun.body)
    smooth muscle
    muscle tissue that does not appear striated under the microscope; has the form of thin layers or sheets (noun.body)
     
  • one of the contractile organs of the body (noun.body)
    skeletal muscle, striated muscle
    a muscle that is connected at either or both ends to a bone and so move parts of the skeleton; a muscle that is characterized by transverse stripes (noun.body)
     
  • (noun.body)
    pronator
    a muscle that produces or assists in pronation (noun.body)
     
  • (noun.body)
    supinator
    a muscle (especially in the forearm) that produces or assists in supination (noun.body)
     
  • (noun.body)
    levator
    a muscle that serves to lift some body part (as the eyelid or lip) (noun.body)
     
  • (noun.body)
    antagonistic muscle
    (physiology) a muscle that opposes the action of another (noun.body)
     
  • (noun.body)
    eye muscle, ocular muscle
    one of the small muscles of the eye that serve to rotate the eyeball (noun.body)
     
  • (noun.body)
    rectus
    any of various straight muscles (noun.body)
     
  • (noun.body)
    involuntary muscle, smooth muscle
    a muscle that contracts without conscious control and found in walls of internal organs such as stomach and intestine and bladder and blood vessels (e more.. (noun.body)
     
  • (noun.body)
    anatomical sphincter, sphincter, sphincter muscle
    a ring of muscle that contracts to close an opening (noun.body)
     
  • (noun.body)
    tensor
    any of several muscles that cause an attached structure to become tense or firm (noun.body)
     

part holonym (PART OF relation)

part meronym (HAS PART relation)

derivation (.... is derived from muscle)

  • (adj.pert)
    muscular
    of or relating to or consisting of muscle (adj.pert)
     
  • make one's way by force (verb.motion)
    brawn, brawniness, heftiness, muscle, muscularity, sinew
    possessing muscular strength (noun.attribute)
     
  • possessing muscular strength (noun.attribute)
    muscle
    make one's way by force (verb.motion)
     
  • (adj.all)
    mesomorphic, muscular
    having a robust muscular body-build characterized by predominance of structures (bone and muscle and connective tissue) developed from the embryonic m more.. (adj.all)
     
  • (adj.all)
    brawny, hefty, muscular, powerful, sinewy
    (of a person) possessing physical strength and weight; rugged and powerful (adj.all)
     

domain member category (.... is a member category of muscle domain)

  • animal tissue consisting predominantly of contractile cells (noun.body)
    tone, tonicity, tonus
    the elastic tension of living muscles, arteries, etc. that facilitate response to stimuli (noun.state)
     
synonym hypernym hyponym part holonym part meronym derivation domain member category musculus muscular tissue muscleman brawn brawniness heftiness strength authorisation animal tissue contractile organ bully hooligan striated muscle tissue cardiac muscle smooth muscle skeletal muscle pronator muscle cell muscle fiber muscle fibre muscle system muscular structure musculature mesomorphic brawny hefty muscular brawn tone tonicity tonus
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. musculus . muscular tissue . muscleman . brawn, brawniness, heftiness, muscularity, sinew . bully, hooligan, roughneck, rowdy, ruffian, tough, yob, yobbo, yobo . animal tissue . authorisation, authority, authorization, dominance, potency, say-so . go across, go through, pass . contractile organ, contractor . strength . striated muscle tissue . cardiac muscle, heart muscle . smooth muscle . skeletal muscle, striated muscle . pronator . supinator . levator . antagonistic muscle . eye muscle, ocular muscle . rectus . involuntary muscle, smooth muscle . anatomical sphincter, sphincter, sphincter muscle . tensor . muscle cell, muscle fiber, muscle fibre . muscle system, muscular structure, musculature . muscular . brawn, brawniness, heftiness, muscle, muscularity, sinew . muscle . mesomorphic, muscular . brawny, hefty, muscular, powerful, sinewy . tone, tonicity, tonus


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