lithesome | Definition of lithesome

Synonyms and Antonyms of lithesome

1 able to bend easily without breaking

stretching exercises designed to make the athlete's limbs more lithesome

Synonyms of lithesome

bendy [chiefly British], flexible, limber, lissome (also lissom), lithe, pliable, pliant, supple, willowy

Words Related to lithesome

adaptable, ductile, elastic, fluid, kneadable, malleable, modifiable, plastic, variable, yielding

droopy, flaccid, floppy, limp

Near Antonyms of lithesome

inelastic, nonmalleable, unyielding

breakable, brittle, fragile

Antonyms of lithesome

inflexible, rigid, stiff, stiffened

2 moving easily

the lithesome panther moved effortlessly and noiselessly through the rain forest

Synonyms of lithesome

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

Words Related to lithesome

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 lithesome

inflexible, rigid, stiff

bungling, inept, maladroit

Antonyms of lithesome

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