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AH020387 Posted 16 years ago
Vocabulary

Sturdy VS robust

What is the difference between 'sturdy' and 'robust'?
  

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Robust relates to strength, vigor, or health of, whereas sturdy means strongly built and able to withstand. , although there are some instances when they are virtually interchangable. , You might say a fence was sturdy, but you wouldn't say it was robust.

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  • Robust relates to strength, vigor, or health of, whereas sturdy means strongly built and able to withstand.
  • , although there are some instances when they are virtually interchangable.
  • , You might say a fence was sturdy, but you wouldn't say it was robust.
  • " You could not substitute sturdy for that.
  • You would say someone is in robust health, but you wouldn't say in sturdy health.
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Robust relates to strength, vigor, or health of, whereas sturdy means strongly built and able to withstand.

The difference is nuanced, but definitely there., although there are some instances when they are virtually interchangable. One example that comes to mind is, "The soldier was of a sturdy build and stalwart spirit." You could just as easily say, "The solider was of a robust build
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So I guess the nuacne difference is that 'sturdy' can refer to both animate and inanimate things while 'robust' can only be used for animate things?
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No, because you can have a robust plan, as in business. In fact, "robust" became kind of a buzz word in business a few years back, so that CEOs were issuing directives to their directors and managers to come up with a robust plan for implementation, or a robust plan for a close out, or a robust plan for a new project, etc., etc. And, you can have robust flavor. But, as far as physical objects
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