Synonyms of bean

bean 1 of 2

noun

ˈbēn 

1

as in head

the upper or front part of the body that contains the brain, the major sense organs, and the mouth

he tried to duck, but the pitch still hit him squarely on the bean

Synonyms & Similar Words

• head
• skull
• noodle
• dome
• pate
• nut
• nob
• noddle
• poll
• noggin
• melon
• block
• mazard
• scalp
• cranium
• crown
• occiput

2

as in juice

beans plural active strength of body or mind

nine-year-old twins who are full of beans

Synonyms & Similar Words

• juice
• vinegar
• gas
• energy
• life
• pep
• punch
• vigor
• ginger
• starch
• bounce
• animation
• fire
• zip
• muscle
• spirit
• dash
• vim
• sap
• zing
• power
• brio
• gusto
• verve
• get-up-and-go
• go
• esprit
• dynamism
• vitality
• drive
• snap
• metal
• stamina
• oomph
• hardihood
• moxie
• passion
• soundness
• spunk
• strength
• animal spirits
• vivacity
• fitness
• sprightliness
• health
• zeal
• liveliness
• briskness
• fervor
• main
• spiritedness
• vibrancy
• potency
• jauntiness
• mettle
• might
• ardor
• élan
• vivaciousness
• healthiness
• spunkiness
• huskiness
• hardiness
• wellness
• verdure
• snappiness
• sturdiness
• virility
• vibrance
• puissance
• brawniness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• lethargy
• sluggishness
• listlessness
• indolence
• tenderness
• laziness
• weakness
• delicacy
• torpidity
• softness
• impotence
• exhaustion
• impotency
• disablement
• faintness
• infirmity
• debility
• powerlessness
• frailty
• feebleness
• enfeeblement
• debilitation
• prostration
• inanition
• puniness
• slightness
• frailness
• enervation

3

as in nuts

beans plural language, behavior, or ideas that are absurd and contrary to good sense

I know something about gardening, and you're full of beans

Synonyms & Similar Words

• nuts
• drool
• jazz
• blah
• muck
• garbage
• fudge
• stupidity
• bull
• silliness
• bunk
• crock
• fiddle
• applesauce
• baloney
• rubbish
• rot
• balderdash
• blatherskite
• flapdoodle
• twaddle
• bilge
• craziness
• fiddlesticks
• trash
• claptrap
• bosh
• poppycock
• trumpery
• madness
• humbuggery
• malarkey
• taradiddle
• hoodoo
• folderol
• foolishness
• bunkum
• tosh
• nonsense
• hokum
• guff
• flannel
• hooey
• blither
• tommyrot
• nerts
• punk
• codswallop
• insanity
• piffle
• hogwash
• blather
• blarney
• drivel
• horsefeathers
• moonshine
• hokeypokey
• fiddle-faddle
• humbug
• gas
• slush
• crapola
• folly
• senselessness
• idiocy
• foolery
• absurdity
• monkey business
• kookiness
• inaneness
• inanity
• hot air
• tomfoolery
• lunacy
• greek
• rigmarole
• imbecility
• absurdness
• asininity
• witlessness
• monkeyshine(s)
• fatuity
• shenanigan(s)
• hoity-toity
• hocus-pocus
• double-talk

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• rationality
• reasonableness
• sense
• common sense
• horse sense
• judgment
• sensibleness
• wisdom
• reasonability
• levelheadedness
• discernment

4

as in whit

beans plural the smallest amount or part imaginable

had trouble finding a job because he didn't know beans about computers

Synonyms & Similar Words

• whit
• damn
• peanuts
• ghost
• fig
• little
• lick
• syllable
• continental
• touch
• suspicion
• rap
• pin
• hoot
• darn
• squat
• bit
• jot
• iota
• tittle
• whoop
• doodley-squat
• modicum
• ray
• diddly
• bubkes
• diddly-squat
• particle
• hint
• ounce
• strain
• streak
• crumb
• ace
• trace
• spot
• mite
• shred
• speck
• scrap
• sprinkling
• shade
• shadow
• smidgen
• nip
• scruple
• semblance
• dab
• driblet
• glimmer
• skosh
• snap

bean

2 of 2

verb

as in to brain

Related Words

• brain
• cane
• skull
• spear
• conk
• sap
• club
• cream
• sledge
• lash
• whip
• slash
• flail
• switch
• butt
• cudgel
• floor
• knee
• deck
• stab
• thrash
• bump
• stamp
• dump
• kick
• push
• sledgehammer
• pepper
• fell
• rabbit-punch
• sucker punch
• knock down
• tap
• level
• bunt
• flog
• shove
• poke
• flick
• bowl (down or over)
• prod
• jab
• stroke
• box
• slug
• sock
• jostle
• chop
• batter
• rough
• bung
• cuff
• pelt
• bop
• buffet
• tag
• lick
• bat
• belt
• hit
• paste
• bob
• whale
• clock
• rap
• clap
• lace
• maul
• hammer
• smack
• clout
• pummel
• scuff
• bonk
• pound
• punch
• knock
• zap
• nail
• thump
• mangle
• whack
• clip
• thwack
• crack
• slap
• bang
• pommel
• clobber
• bludgeon
• drub
• wallop
• swipe
• smite
• strike
• swat
• bust
• slam
• bash
• biff
• beat
• lambaste
• slog

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of bean

Noun

The restaurant sources its birotes from Duran’s to make the open-face, bean and cheese-smeared breakfast sandwiches popular throughout Mexico. — Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026

The items surveyed include grillable proteins such as pork chops, chicken, and ground beef, sides such as pork and beans and the fixings for potato salad, plus ice cream, chocolate chip cookies, and the ingredients for fresh lemonade. — Anne Ewbank, Sacbee.com, 2 July 2026

Verb

Multiple Royals expressed concern for India after he was beaned in Sunday’s series finale. — Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 31 Mar. 2025

Her trance is rudely broken when Elliott beans the suffering animal with a tire iron, putting it out of its misery—maybe. — Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 28 Mar. 2025