Synonyms of beans

beans 1 of 2

noun

plural of bean

1

as in energy

active strength of body or mind

nine-year-old twins who are full of beans

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

2

as in nuts

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

3

as in damn

the smallest amount or part imaginable

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

beans

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of bean

as in brains

Related Words

• brains
• skulls
• spears
• clubs
• canes
• conks
• saps
• lashes
• slashes
• cudgels
• sledges
• stabs
• switches
• whips
• decks
• floors
• flails
• bowls (down or over)
• knees
• levels
• butts
• stamps
• thrashes
• creams
• bumps
• peppers
• knocks down
• dumps
• pushes
• flogs
• sledgehammers
• rabbit-punches
• kicks
• fells
• taps
• jabs
• sucker punches
• bunts
• jostles
• flicks
• shoves
• pokes
• chops
• socks
• strokes
• prods
• boxes
• licks
• slugs
• pelts
• cuffs
• pounds
• laces
• buffets
• batters
• scuffs
• claps
• belts
• clips
• whales
• mangles
• nails
• roughs
• hammers
• raps
• thwacks
• tags
• bops
• pastes
• hits
• bangs
• pummels
• clouts
• bobs
• zaps
• knocks
• mauls
• thumps
• bats
• drubs
• punches
• bungs
• clocks
• smacks
• swipes
• cracks
• whacks
• slaps
• smites
• slams
• bonks
• wallops
• bludgeons
• clobbers
• pommels
• swats
• lambastes
• beats
• bashes
• slogs
• biffs
• busts
• strikes

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of beans

Noun

Bags of mashed potatoes, beans and mac and cheese in the water of a steam holding unit, reheating. — Nwa Democrat-Gazette, Arkansas Online, 19 Oct. 2026

For the blend, Owen and Leekley chose a combination of Nicaraguan and Colombian beans, dubbing it the Tatari Blend. — Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 19 Oct. 2026

Monthly deliveries of rare coffee beans Get the friend who nerds out on coffee roasting and fermentation processes a subscription to Podium Coffee Club’s Platinum tier, which sources its monthly beans from award-winning roasters across the country. — Alaina Chou, Bon Appetit Magazine, 16 Oct. 2026

Magnesium-rich foods such as nuts, seeds, beans, whole grains, and leafy green vegetables are good sources. — Sara Hoffman, Verywell Health, 16 Oct. 2026

Our chef ladles out bowls of harira, a thick tomato-y soup spiked with beans, herbs, and spices. — Jen Murphy, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Oct. 2026

Focus on eating fresh whole grains, fruits, vegetables, beans, lentils, fish, and other healthy protein sources. — Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 15 Oct. 2026

Some other deer came into the beans that afternoon, and some big bucks. — Bob McNally, Outdoor Life, 14 Oct. 2026

Sodium reduction stays foundational, but potassium, abundant in bananas, potatoes, beans, spinach and yogurt, is likely to appear more prominently in guidelines, apps and food-tracking tools. — Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 9 Oct. 2026

Phrases Containing beans

• spill the beans
• spill the beans (about)