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

For mains, guests were given the option of beef tenderloin with beans, sesame, and house-made Sriracha or a separate protein with summer peas and a ginger scallion sauce. — Chanel Vargas, InStyle, 25 July 2026

Adding beans, legumes, nuts, seeds, fruits, vegetables and whole grains are great ways to get fiber from whole foods, Mokari said. — Madeline Holcombe, CNN Money, 24 July 2026

So make sure to keep the macaroni and cheese, coleslaw, corn on the cob, baked beans, deviled eggs and other similar sides on your plate only. — Cody Godwin, USA Today, 24 July 2026

No secret sauce or magic beans — the managers best equipped to remain laser-focused and ignore fantasy football prep separate in August. — John Laghezza, New York Times, 24 July 2026

This includes beans, chickpeas, lentils, quinoa, tofu, edamame, nuts, and seeds. — Mira Miller, Verywell Health, 23 July 2026

Code Black, with seven locations, has been roasting beans since 2012. — Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 19 July 2026

In true British fashion, Bellingham was holding a cup of barbecue beans in the photo. — Rashad Alexander, Kansas City Star, 18 July 2026

The best sources for prebiotic foods are onions, garlic, leeks, bananas, apples, oats and beans. — Sheah Rarback, Miami Herald, 17 July 2026

Phrases Containing beans

• spill the beans
• spill the beans (about)