LIMBER Synonyms: 35 Similar and Opposite Words

limber

adjective

ˈlim-bər

Definition of limber

as in flexible

able to bend easily without breaking he shaped the basket out of limber branches that could bend easily around a frame

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Recent Examples of limber Two ultra-limber actors — Hassiem Muhammad and Ryan Sellers — in garish body makeup (and dance shoes) merge limbs and psyches for an electric demonstration of poetry in motion. — Peter Marks, Washington Post, 26 Jan. 2023 For thousands of years, people have turned to yoga to feel more limber, release stress and rejuvenate their overall physical and mental health. — Forrest Brown, CNN, 21 June 2022 Not surprisingly, given his experience and expertise, Djokovic came out loose, limber and locked in. — Howard Fendrich, BostonGlobe.com, 2 Feb. 2020 Economists debated how much Japan’s slump owed to weak demand rather than economic rigidities, for example an insufficiently limber corporate sector. — The Economist, 5 Dec. 2019

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Adjective

Paired with on-site energy storage, SSTs could turn data centers from blunt-force loads into more flexible participants in the grid.

— Alex Pasternack, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
Trump’s flexible realism also entails recognizing the need to form bespoke coalitions of the willing to augment the United Nations and other large multilateral institutions.

— Charles Kupchan, Foreign Affairs, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of flexible

Adjective

The defense rested its case on Thursday in the death penalty case of Alberto Sierra, who admitted to snuffing the lives of his estranged wife and her two young daughters with a plastic bag.

— Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 15 Oct. 2026
Finish by gently scraping off the wallpaper with a plastic paint scraper.

— Lee Wallender, The Spruce, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of plastic

Adjective

Cue the lovelorn weeping in the rain set to composer Roger Goula’s supple string score, and before us, a sweeping love epic bursts alive with real pain.

— Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 13 Oct. 2026
Meanwhile, Michael Rider’s Celine and Miu Miu explored the opposite end of the spectrum with supple, second-skin boots that fit closer to the leg.

— Camila Quimper, Footwear News, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of supple

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limbered (up)

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