SPRY Synonyms: 46 Similar and Opposite Words

spry

adjective

ˈsprī

Definition of spry

as in graceful

moving easily an older woman who's still surprisingly spry

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Recent Examples of spry There was the young, spry and hawkish Warsh of 2011, a Fed governor who quit following the financial crisis out of protest over the Fed’s bond-buying. — Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 17 June 2026 His Bernstein had visceral, vernacular punch; his Verdi was ardent and spry; his Britten had the right textural grit; his Mozart unfurled with complicated grace. — Alex Ross, New Yorker, 15 June 2026 Yet once Adam is fully in command of his sword, so to speak, and subjected to a brawny He-Man makeover that at least spares him the lank bowl cut of the original model, things get rather less spry. — Guy Lodge, Variety, 2 June 2026 The games tent was run by an older but spry gentleman by the name of Cornelius. — Literary Hub, 20 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for spry

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Minervini calmed down from there, delivering a more graceful goodbye.

— Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 12 Oct. 2026
What a simultaneously callous and graceful way to send off an audience that has spent the last hour falling in love.

— Walden Green, Pitchfork, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of graceful

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This process of neurogenesis (building new neurons) and constructing new nerve connections (also known as synapses) strengthens your memory and keeps your brain agile and ready to learn.

— Maggie Ryan, Flow Space, 14 Oct. 2026
Regional industry networks would combine technology and talent to create more agile workforces, new capabilities, lines of business, and growing market shares.

— Byron Auguste, Fortune, 13 Oct. 2026

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sprung (up)

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spryly

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