sturdy (adj.)
- adamantine
- athletic
- beefy
- bouncing
- brawny
- bulky
- burly
- dense
- determined
- durable
- enduring
- firm
- flush
- forceful
- forcible
- full-blooded
- full-strength
- gutsy
- hale
- hard
- hardy
- hearty
- heavy
- hefty
- husky
- indomitable
- infrangible
- lasting
- lusty
- massive
- mighty
- muscular
- nervy
- obstinate
- potent
- powerful
- puissant
- red-blooded
- resolute
- rigid
- robust
- robustious
- rude
- rugged
- solid
- sound
- stable
- stalwart
- staunch
- steadfast
- steady
- steely
- stout
- strapping
- strong
- strong-willed
- substantial
- tenacious
- tough
- unbreakable
- uncompromising
- unfaltering
- unswerving
- unwavering
- unyielding
- vigorous
- vital
- well-founded
- well-grounded
- well-made