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Synonyms for limber

13 synonyms
3 antonyms
1 meaning

adjective

Most common

flexible supple lithe pliant

All synonyms

Adjective

1. Flexible — flexible, pliant, bendable

flexible, lithe, supple, pliant, limp, bendy, pliable, flaccid, lissome US, lissom UK, flexile, lithesome, bendable, elastic

Antonyms

rigid, unlimber, irrefragable

All antonyms of limber →

Definitions

adj. 1
Flexible, pliant, bendable.
He's so limber that he can kiss his knee without bending it.

Related words

Phrases: limber tail limber up limber honeysuckle

Example sentences

flexible I suggest we adopt flexible tactics for the moment.
supple The author's language is vivid, supple and nuanced.
lithe This ballerina has a lithe body.
pliant We need fewer pliant journalists, not more.

Popularity over time

Word	1850 → 2019	Trend
limber		rising
flexible		steady
supple		rising
lithe		rising
pliant		rising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters: limp¹
5 letters: lithe¹, bendy²
6 letters: supple², pliant², lissom
7 letters: elastic³, pliable³, flaccid², lissome, flexile
8 letters: flexible³, bendable
9 letters: lithesome

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (bendy² = 2 syllables).