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Synonyms for limp

Most common

flaccid weak flabby drooping

Synonyms by meaning

Adjective

1. Flaccid — flaccid; flabby, resembling flesh

flaccid, weak, flabby, drooping, droopy, wilted, soft, limber, flexible, sagging, pliable, unconvincing, slack, relaxed, lax, uncrisp

Verb

1. Hobble

hobble, gimp informal, hitch

Other

scrape, halt dated, hop dated

Definitions

  1. adj. 1

    Flaccid; flabby, resembling flesh.

  2. v. 1

    To walk lamely, as if favoring one leg.

Related words

Word family
limper limp-dick limpness
Phrases
limp in

Forms

Past participle
limped
e.g. limped → hobbled, gimped, hitched, scraped…

Example sentences

  • flabby I didn't realize that I was getting so flabby.
  • flaccid Her flaccid attempt at leadership impressed nobody.
  • drooping The heads of the flowers in the garden were drooping.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
limprising
flabbysteady
flaccidrising
droopingrising
droopyrising

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

By length

3 letters
hop1, lax1
4 letters
weak1, soft1, halt1, gimp
5 letters
slack1, hitch1
6 letters
scrape1, flabby2, wilted2, droopy2, limber2, hobble2
7 letters
relaxed2, sagging2, flaccid2, pliable3, uncrisp
8 letters
flexible3, drooping2
12 letters
unconvincing4

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (flabby2 = 2 syllables).