Synonyms of limber

limber

adjective

ˈlim-bər 

as in flexible

able to bend easily without breaking

he shaped the basket out of limber branches that could bend easily around a frame

Synonyms & Similar Words

• flexible
• plastic
• pliant
• supple
• willowy
• pliable
• lithe
• floppy
• bendy
• lissome
• adaptable
• lithesome
• elastic
• malleable
• ductile
• modifiable
• yielding
• limp
• fluid
• variable
• flaccid
• droopy
• kneadable
• semiflexible

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• rigid
• stiff
• inflexible
• stiffened
• inelastic
• unyielding
• brittle
• fragile
• nonmalleable
• breakable

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of limber

Two ultra-limber actors — Hassiem Muhammad and Ryan Sellers — in garish body makeup (and dance shoes) merge limbs and psyches for an electric demonstration of poetry in motion. — Peter Marks, Washington Post, 26 Jan. 2023

For thousands of years, people have turned to yoga to feel more limber, release stress and rejuvenate their overall physical and mental health. — Forrest Brown, CNN, 21 June 2022

Not surprisingly, given his experience and expertise, Djokovic came out loose, limber and locked in. — Howard Fendrich, BostonGlobe.com, 2 Feb. 2020

Economists debated how much Japan’s slump owed to weak demand rather than economic rigidities, for example an insufficiently limber corporate sector. — The Economist, 5 Dec. 2019