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stronger

/stɹɒŋɡə/ UK
/stɹɔŋɡɚ/ US
/ˈstɹɑŋɡɚ/ cot caught merger

Rhymes with -ɒŋɡə(ɹ)

Where it comes from

From Middle English strongere, strengere (“stronger”), from Old English strongra, strengra (“stronger”), from Proto-Germanic *strangizô (“*stronger”), comparative of Proto-Germanic *strangaz (“strong”), equivalent to strong + -er. More at strong.

adjective

comparative comparative form of strong: more strong As a result, New Zealand locomotive design is a curious blend of English and American practice; certainly the American influence has always been much stronger than in Australia.
Said of one proposition with respect to another one: that the former entails the latter, but the latter does not entail the former.
Better. Compared to the previous semester, my grades now are a lot stronger.

Opposite: weaker

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: addition, anymore, plus, more, most, reinforcement, better, reinforcing, reinforced, enhanced, closer, build, enhancement, reinforce, best, over

adjective

Opposite: weaker

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@misc{stronger_2026,
  title = {stronger},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/stronger},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}