graceful | Definition of graceful

Synonyms and Antonyms of graceful

1 moving easily

the graceful ballerina effortlessly leapt across the stage

Synonyms of graceful

agile, featly, feline, gracile, light, light-footed (also light-foot), lightsome, lissome (also lissom), lithe, lithesome, nimble, spry

Words Related to graceful

acrobatic, flexible, limber, loose-jointed, pliable, pliant, supple

adroit, deft, dexterous (also dextrous), light-fingered

fleet-footed, sure-footed

athletic, balletic, coordinated

Near Antonyms of graceful

inflexible, rigid, stiff

bungling, inept, maladroit

Antonyms of graceful

awkward, clumsy, gawky, graceless, klutzy, lumbering, ungainly, ungraceful

2 having or showing elegance

sat down in the old plantation home's very graceful parlor

Synonyms of graceful

classy, courtly, elegant, fine, handsome, majestic, refined, stately, tasteful

Words Related to graceful

august, baronial, gallant, glorious, grand, heroic (also heroical), imposing, lavish, luxurious, magnificent, monumental, noble, ornate, proud, regal, rich, royal, splendid, superb

artful, genteel, polished, sophisticated

classic, conservative, exquisite, quiet, restrained, simple, understated

aristocratic, patrician

à la mode (also a la mode), chic, fashionable, in, modish, posh, sharp, sleek, smart, snappy, stylish, swagger, swank (or swanky)

affected, grandiose, ostentatious, pretentious, recherché

Near Antonyms of graceful

cheesy, coarse, crude, flamboyant, flashy, garish, gaudy, glitzy, grotesque, loud, raffish, splashy, tacky, tawdry, ticky-tacky (also ticky-tack)

rough-edged, rough-hewn, rude, trashy, uncouth, uncultivated, uncultured, unpolished, unrefined, vulgar

Antonyms of graceful

dowdy, graceless, inelegant, styleless, tasteless, unfashionable, unhandsome, unstylish