adjective · neutral

robust

UK/rəʊˈbʌst/US/roʊˈbʌst/ro·BUST

Band 6-7task2speaking

strong and healthy; able to withstand difficult conditions; (of methods/results) reliable and unlikely to be affected by small changes

Examples

“We need robust evidence before making policy changes.”

“The machine is robust enough for use in harsh environments.”

“Part 3: What makes research findings robust?”

Band 8 sentence

“The study's robust methodology, including multiple sensitivity analyses, increases confidence in its conclusions.”

Collocations

  • robust evidence
  • robust method
  • economically robust

Word family

robustness nounrobustly adverb

Common mistakes

robust = rude (nhầm phát âm)→robust

Say it for a higher band

5strong→6reliable→7+robust

Synonyms

strong

resilient

Easily confused

resilient

“The resilient population recovered quickly, but only robust infrastructure prevented long-term damage.”

Related words

simulateseriesempiricalethicsmediainsightindexperspective

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