Synonyms of spry

spry

adjective

ˈsprī 

as in graceful

moving easily

an older woman who's still surprisingly spry

Synonyms & Similar Words

• graceful
• agile
• nimble
• lithe
• feline
• lithesome
• gracile
• lissome
• balletic
• light-footed
• lightsome
• limber
• light
• flexible
• acrobatic
• pliant
• supple
• dexterous
• adroit
• pliable
• featly
• athletic
• deft
• loose-jointed
• coordinated
• sure-footed
• fleet-footed
• light-fingered

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• clumsy
• lumbering
• ungainly
• gawky
• awkward
• ungraceful
• graceless
• uncoordinated
• stiff
• rigid
• klutzy
• inflexible
• inept
• maladroit
• bungling

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of spry

His Bernstein had visceral, vernacular punch; his Verdi was ardent and spry; his Britten had the right textural grit; his Mozart unfurled with complicated grace. — Alex Ross, New Yorker, 15 June 2026

Yet once Adam is fully in command of his sword, so to speak, and subjected to a brawny He-Man makeover that at least spares him the lank bowl cut of the original model, things get rather less spry. — Guy Lodge, Variety, 2 June 2026

The games tent was run by an older but spry gentleman by the name of Cornelius. — Literary Hub, 20 May 2026

The legs look as spry as fudge and twice as sweet. — Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 20 May 2026