acrobatic
Like trapeze performers
Acrobatic describes movements requiring unusual agility, balance, or coordination—the kind associated with acrobats and gymnasts.
An acrobatic catch in baseball involves a diving or twisting motion.
Acrobatic feats demand physical skill most people lack.
The word often carries admiration: an acrobatic save by the goalkeeper.
Figuratively, acrobatic can describe mental or verbal nimbleness: acrobatic reasoning, linguistic acrobatics.
Acrobatic rolling and flipping
- somersaultFull-body forward rotation
- cartwheelLateral body rotation
- backflipRearward aerial tumble
- handstandInverted balance on palms
flip · vault · aerial · twist · pike · tuck · layout · roundoff
Quick and light-moving
- flexibleAble to bend freely
- litheSupple and graceful
- suppleFlexing without damage
- dexterousPhysically skilled, agile
agile · coordinated · lightfooted · limber · quick · athletic · spry · catlike
Suspended acrobatic bar
- aerialistCircus performer aloft
- contortionistOne who bends extremely
- tightropeTaut cord for walking
- highwireElevated taut cable
silks · hoop · flying · catcher · swing · net · big top · Cirque du Soleil
Lacking any apprehension
- death-defyingRisking life boldly
- boldCourageous and daring
- daringAdventurous courage
- audaciousRecklessly or disrespectfully fearless
risky · breathtaking · thrilling · gutsy · perilous · dangerous · spectacular · hair-raising
tumbling
Acrobatic rolling and flipping
- somersaultFull-body forward rotation
- cartwheelLateral body rotation
- backflipRearward aerial tumble
handstand · flip · vault · aerial · twist · pike · tuck · layout · roundoff · handspring
nimble
Quick and light-moving
dexterous · agile · coordinated · lightfooted · limber · quick · athletic · spry · catlike · springy
trapeze
Suspended acrobatic bar
- aerialistCircus performer aloft
- contortionistOne who bends extremely
- tightropeTaut cord for walking
highwire · silks · hoop · flying · catcher · swing · net · big top · Cirque du Soleil · troupe
fearless
Lacking any apprehension
- death-defyingRisking life boldly
- boldCourageous and daring
- daringAdventurous courage
audacious · risky · breathtaking · thrilling · gutsy · perilous · dangerous · spectacular · hair-raising · high-flying
elegant
Gracefully refined, tasteful
effortless · poised · artful · flowing · seamless · lyrical · expressive · beautiful · refined · harmonious
- agilityagile, nimble, quick, lithe, spry
- dance qualitiesfluidity, graceful, musicality, rhythmic, grace
- dexteritydexterous, nimble, agile, adroit, deft
- Performance Stylesmethod acting, classical acting, comedic acting, physical theater, screen acting
- flexibilitystretch, elastic, bendy, stretchy, bendable
- winter sports attributescold, icy, snowy, slippery, frozen
acrobaticsedentary
Characterized by much sitting
inactive · immobile · stationary · still · motionless
- acrobatic featsSkilled gymnastic performances
- mental acrobaticsConvoluted reasoning to justify
- aerial acrobaticsGymnastic maneuvers in flight
- acrobatic stuntsAthletic aerial maneuvers
- Adobe AcrobatPDF document application
- acrobatic routineChoreographed athletic performance sequence