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

Start with a can of beans, then choose your own adventure from there. — Emma Laperruque, Bon Appetit Magazine, 12 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

In particular, Greek mathematician-philosopher Pythagoras and his disciples may have associated beans with reincarnation, so some thought eating them was technically an act of cannibalism. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 9 Oct. 2026

The café rotates beans from young farmers across Colombia, allowing guests to experience the country’s diverse growing regions through different filter coffees. — Nikkita Nair, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Oct. 2026

Rare Earth Coffee A coffee shop that specializes in air-roasting its beans opened in Rancho Cordova. — Emma Hall october 7, Sacbee.com, 7 Oct. 2026

But they can be paired with other potassium-rich foods such as beans, leafy greens, potatoes, bananas, and yogurt. — Kathleen Ferraro, Verywell Health, 4 Oct. 2026

Return the pan to medium-high heat and cook until the beans are creamy and thick, 10 minutes more. — Candy Hom, AJC.com, 4 Oct. 2026

These jack-o-lantern quesadillas with beans and cheddar are much easier — and less scary. — Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026

Phrases Containing beans

• spill the beans
• spill the beans (about)