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

Here, a sofa slipcovered in a patchwork of paisley tablecloths is joined by a custom Dan John Anderson table inset with abalone shell and brass, a straw artwork made in the Purhépecha region of Mexico, and snuggly bean-bags. — Hannah Martin, Architectural Digest, 21 Aug. 2026

Most protein-rich plant foods, such as most beans, nuts and rice, are low in one or more essential amino acids. — Linda M. Boland, The Conversation, 21 Aug. 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