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 drool

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

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

Every bag of groceries contains shelf-stable items such as rice, beans and cereal to ensure that nutritious meals can be stretched across the week, allowing for flexibility and reliability as households plan their days. — Christine Franz, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Sep. 2026

Kennison, a former Gourmandise cooking instructor who taught alongside De Lutz, has been making bean-to-bar chocolate as a hobby for 20 years, usually at her own home but never in the summer. — Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026

Verb

Suárez fell behind 3-0 in the count to Ohtani, and on the next pitch, Suárez beaned Ohtani with a 100 mph fastball to the right shoulder. — Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 21 June 2025

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