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

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

Another way to layer chicken and beans is this cozy white chicken chili. — Emily Laurence Sardinha, Bon Appetit Magazine, 3 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

Mokas roasts its own coffee in Arizona, hand-selecting beans from Colombia and Brazil. — Kansas City Star, 30 Sep. 2026

In New England, the first act was to steal our corn and acorns and beans in 1620 and to torch our villages with men, women, and children inside and to sell the survivors into slavery. — J. B. MacKinnon, Harpers Magazine, 29 Sep. 2026

And of course, the star of the show is The Fat One, which is a monster footlong hot dog topped with roasted pork, pepperoni, chili beans, cheddar cheese sauce, red onion sauce, pop fries and chives on a soft bun. — Emily Rella, PEOPLE, 25 Sep. 2026

Are chickpeas the healthiest beans—or does another bean boast more benefits? — Randi Gollin, Martha Stewart, 25 Sep. 2026

Phrases Containing beans

• spill the beans
• spill the beans (about)