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
Relevance
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of limber
Not surprisingly, given his experience and expertise, Djokovic came out loose, limber and locked in.
—
Howard Fendrich, BostonGlobe.com, 2 Feb. 2020
Not surprisingly, given his experience and expertise, Djokovic came out loose, limber and locked in.
—Time, 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
Miller-Weston also brings a kind of exquisitely offhand viciousness to the vacuous Mrs. Wormwood, and has a hands-down hilarious scene with her alarmingly limber dance teacher Rudolpho (a memorable Ala Tiatia).
—James Hebert, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 July 2019
See All Example Sentences for limber
Howard Fendrich, BostonGlobe.com, 2 Feb. 2020
Not surprisingly, given his experience and expertise, Djokovic came out loose, limber and locked in.
—Time, 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
Miller-Weston also brings a kind of exquisitely offhand viciousness to the vacuous Mrs. Wormwood, and has a hands-down hilarious scene with her alarmingly limber dance teacher Rudolpho (a memorable Ala Tiatia).
—James Hebert, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 July 2019
See All Example Sentences for limber
Recent Examples of Synonyms for limber
Adjective
-
Experts believe the crown’s flexible mount was strained when thieves wrenched it from its display through a narrow slot cut by the angle grinder, according to a report by the Louvre.—
Laura Sharman,
CNN Money,
6 Feb. 2026
-
The passenger version supports flexible layouts.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Feb. 2026
Adjective
-
Many of my favorite meals have been eaten at rickety tables, with tissue-thin paper napkins, flimsy plastic forks, and not so much as a whisper of air-conditioning.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
14 Feb. 2026
-
Even plastic bags get woven into sleeping mats for residents who may be sleeping outside or don’t have a bed.—
Taylor O'Connor,
Kansas City Star,
13 Feb. 2026
Adjective
-
Expect someone more pliant to become the next Fed chair.—
Erik Sherman,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
-
In recent months, Zelensky has seen the need to maintain the process of peace – to usher the current set of draft documents along, showing Ukraine is pliant, willing, and keen to find results for Witkoff.—
Nick Paton Walsh,
CNN Money,
21 Jan. 2026
Adjective
-
Sure enough, several studies have found that red light can help boost collagen and elastin, two things that keep skin strong and supple.—
Jacqueline Kilikita,
Refinery29,
12 Feb. 2026
-
The star of the show at both is the steak trompo, in which strip and sirloin steaks are skewered on a glossy vertical spit, sliced thinly to order onto a supple corn tortilla with avocado salsa.—
Andrea Strong,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
10 Feb. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Limber.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/limber. Accessed 17 Feb. 2026.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
