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Synonyms for spry

  • adjective

Most common

active agile nimble sprightly

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Adjective

1. Active — vigorous; lively; cheerful; sprightly

active, sprightly, nimble, agile, quick, youthful, zippy informal, lively, smart, brisk, spirited, effervescent, ready, dynamic, alert, light, prompt, energetic, vivacious, snappy, vigorous, peppy

Antonyms

passive, extinct, enervated

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Definitions

  1. adj. 1

    Vigorous; lively; cheerful; sprightly.

Related words

Word family
spryness

Example sentences

  • active Mrs Klein is over 80, but she's still very active.
  • agile Are you familiar with agile work methodologies?
  • nimble She then rose up and fled, as nimble as a deer.
  • sprightly Our best player is a real sprightly fellow.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
spryrising
activesteady
agilerising
nimblerising
sprightlysteady

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

By length

5 letters
ready2, light1, quick1, smart1, alert2, agile2, brisk1, zippy2, peppy2
6 letters
active2, lively2, prompt1, nimble2, snappy2
7 letters
dynamic3
8 letters
youthful2, spirited3, vigorous3
9 letters
energetic4, vivacious3, sprightly2
12 letters
effervescent4

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (ready2 = 2 syllables).