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Toned vs Muscular - What's the difference?

toned | muscular |

As adjectives the difference between toned and muscular

is that toned is having a (specified kind of) tone while muscular is of, relating to, or connected with muscles.

As a verb toned

is (tone).

toned

English

Verb

(head)
  • (tone)

    • Adjective

    (-)
  • Having a (specified kind of) tone.
    • high-toned
    sweet-toned

    Derived terms

    * toned paper

    Anagrams

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    muscular

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Of, relating to, or connected with muscles.
  • * 1912 , , A Princess of Mars , chapter 2
    • It was an effort of the mind, of the will, of the nerves; not muscular , for I could not move even so much as my little finger, but none the less mighty for all that.
  • Brawny, thewy, having strength.
  • * 1843 , , Stave Two
    • The arms were very long and muscular ; the hands the same, as if its hold were of uncommon strength.
  • Having large, well-developed muscles.
  • (figurative) Strong, robust.
  • * 2014 June 9, Samanth Subramanian, " India After English?" (blog post), nybooks.com:
    • Future prime ministers may struggle to replicate the sort of muscular countrywide support that Modi was able to earn.

    Synonyms

    * (of or relating to muscles) myo- * (having strength) athletic, beefy, brawny, husky, lusty, muscled, muscly, powerful, strapping, strong * (having well-developed muscles) beefy, brawny, heavily muscled, husky, musclebound, muscled, muscly, powerfully built, well-built

    Related terms

    * muscularity * musculature

    Derived terms

    * most muscular * muscular dystrophy