Synonyms of limbs

limbs

noun

plural of limb

as in branches

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

• branches
• boughs
• twigs
• spurs
• shoots
• branchlets
• sprigs
• offshoots
• outgrowths
• sprays

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of limbs

Whole limbs were frocked with ochre insects like coppery Christmas-tree decorations. — Literary Hub, 15 July 2026

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

This is caused by linkages when digital systems (software, network connections, and AI models) interface directly with physical machinery (actuators, robotic limbs, vehicles, and factory valves). — Anjana Susarla, Forbes.com, 9 July 2026

Basketball is probably the easiest, just because players are always jumping and fighting, all the limbs are moving around, and there tends to be a lot of image variety. — T.m. Brown, CNN Money, 8 July 2026

Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. — Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 8 July 2026