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acrobatic

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Synonyms & Antonyms of acrobatic

as in flexible, limber

Synonyms & Near Synonyms for acrobatic

flexible,
limber,
loose-jointed,
pliable,
pliant,
supple

agile,
featly,
feline,
graceful,
gracile,
light,
light-footed
(also light-foot),
lightsome,
lissome
(also lissom),
lithe,
lithesome,
nimble,
spry

adroit,
deft,
dexterous
(also dextrous),
light-fingered

fleet-footed,
sure-footed

athletic,
balletic,
coordinated

Antonyms & Near Antonyms for acrobatic

awkward,
clumsy,
gawky,
graceless,
klutzy,
lumbering,
ungainly,
ungraceful

uncoordinated

inflexible,
rigid,
stiff

bungling,
inept,
maladroit

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