limber
Flexible and agile
Limber means flexible and able to bend easily.
A limber body moves with ease; a limber mind adapts quickly.
Athletes limber up before competing, stretching muscles to prepare for exertion.
The word suggests suppleness rather than weakness—a limber branch bends without breaking.
She stayed limber through daily yoga.
After sitting all day, I need to limber up.
Capable of bending easily
- bendableAble to curve
- suppleFlexing without damage
- pliantEasily bent or influenced
- elasticAble to stretch, rebounds
stretchy · yielding · malleable · lithe · lissome · willowy · flexuous · ductile
Quick and light-moving
- spryLively despite years
- litheSupple and graceful
- quickMoving with speed
- athleticPhysically strong and active
acrobatic · sprightly · lightfooted · fleet · coordinated · gymnastic · dexterous · graceful
Pull to extend
- loosenReduce tension or grip
- prepareMake ready beforehand
- conditioningLearned behavioral adaptation
- readinessState of being prepared
training · warmup · flexibility · cooldown · exercise · routine · dynamic · static
pliable
Capable of bending easily
elastic · stretchy · yielding · malleable · lithe · lissome · willowy · flexuous · ductile · springy
nimble
Quick and light-moving
athletic · acrobatic · sprightly · lightfooted · fleet · coordinated · gymnastic · dexterous · graceful · catlike
stretch
Pull to extend
- loosenReduce tension or grip
- prepareMake ready beforehand
- conditioningLearned behavioral adaptation
readiness · training · warmup · flexibility · cooldown · exercise · routine · dynamic · static · mobilize
elegant
Gracefully refined, tasteful
dancer · balletic · sinuous · sylphlike · swanlike · willowy · svelte · ethereal · airy · delicate
caisson
Watertight underwater enclosure
carriage · hitch · horse-drawn · ammunition · battery · tow · wheels · harness · team
- movementwalk, move, go, run, jump
- agilityagile, nimble, quick, lithe, spry
- flexibilitystretch, elastic, bendy, stretchy, bendable
- Caribbean cuisinemofongo, tostones, plantains, lechon, sofrito
- Civil War gearmusket, rifle, bayonet, canteen, knapsack
- forestry jobsforester, lumberjack, logger, faller, fallers
limberstiff
Not easily bent
rigid · inflexible · unbending · unyielding · inelastic
- out on a limbIn a risky position
- go out on a limbTake a risk
- going out on a limbRisking reputation for belief
- went out on a limbActed despite uncertain outcome
- gone out on a limbTaken a risky stance
- limber upPrepare body for exertion
limb, limbered, limbers, limbering, limberness, limbless, limberly, unlimber, unlimbered