Synonyms of limb

limb

noun

ˈlim 

as in branch

a major outgrowth from the main stem of a woody plant

we hung the swing from the highest limb of the tree that we could reach

Synonyms & Similar Words

• branch
• bough
• twig
• shoot
• spur
• offshoot
• branchlet
• outgrowth
• sprig
• spray

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of limb

Ultrasound studies indicate that a fetus’s dominant hand is decided before its brain even connects to its limbs. — Quanta Magazine, 13 July 2026

The limbs in question were vast, inflatable, and splayed, maybe fifteen feet high, and bent at the knee, as if a giant were lying on its back. — Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 13 July 2026

In Wynnefield on Wyndale Avenue between North 56th and North 57th streets, city crews spent Monday afternoon clearing part of the street covered in tree limbs and branches. — Madeleine Wright, CBS News, 13 July 2026

Please send your reports of hail or wind damage, including trees or large limbs downed, by calling the National Weather Service office in Wilmington at 1 800 697 3901. — Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 11 July 2026