LITHE: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for LITHE?

Need another word that means the same as “lithe”? Find 17 synonyms and 30 related words for “lithe” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Lithe” are: lissom, lissome, lithesome, sinuous, supple, agile, graceful, limber, nimble, deft, spry, flexible, pliant, pliable, willowy, acrobatic, fit

Lithe as an Adjective

Definitions of "Lithe" as an adjective

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “lithe” as an adjective can have the following definitions:

• Gracefully thin and bending and moving with ease.
• (especially of a person's body) thin, supple, and graceful.
• Moving and bending with ease.

Synonyms of "Lithe" as an adjective (17 Words)

acrobatic	Performing, involving, or adept at spectacular gymnastic feats. An acrobatic dive.
agile	Relating to or denoting a method of project management, used especially for software development, that is characterized by the division of tasks into short phases of work and frequent reassessment and adaptation of plans. His vague manner concealed an agile mind.
deft	Neatly skilful and quick in one’s movements. Deft fingers massaged her face.
fit	Meeting adequate standards for a purpose. The measures would ensure a leaner fitter company.
flexible	Making or willing to make concessions. Flexible schedules.
graceful	Suggesting taste, ease, and wealth. She was a tall girl slender and graceful.
limber	Capable of moving or bending freely. Limber graphite fishing rods.
lissom	(of a person or their body) thin, supple, and graceful. The kind of outfit that should be left to lissom teenagers.
lissome	Gracefully thin and bending and moving with ease.
lithesome	Moving and bending with ease.
nimble	Quick and light in movement or action; agile. Nimble fingers.
pliable	Capable of being shaped or bent or drawn out. They soaked the leather to made it pliable.
pliant	Capable of being shaped or bent or drawn out. Pliant willow stems.
sinuous	Having many curves and turns. The river follows a sinuous trail through the dale.
spry	Moving quickly and lightly. He continued to look spry and active well into his eighties.
supple	(used of e.g. personality traits) readily adaptable. My mind is becoming more supple.
willowy	(of a person) tall, slim, and lithe. A beautiful willowy blonde.

Usage Examples of "Lithe" as an adjective

• She lay gazing up at his tall, lithe figure.

Associations of "Lithe" (30 Words)

befriend	Act as or become a friend to (someone), especially when they are in need of help or support. He makes a point of befriending newcomers to Parliament.
bony	Having bones especially many or prominent bones. Her bony wrist.
cultivated	Marked by refinement in taste and manners. He was a remarkably cultivated and educated man.
debonair	Having a sophisticated charm. All the men looked debonair and handsome in white tie and tails.
folk	Relating to folk music. An old folks home.
gangly	Tall and thin.
grace	In Greek mythology three beautiful goddesses Aglaia Thalia and Euphrosyne believed to personify and bestow charm grace and beauty. She has all the social graces.
graceful	Characterized by beauty of movement, style, form, or execution. She was a tall girl slender and graceful.
lank	Of a person lanky. Grown lank with fasting.
lanky	(of a person) ungracefully thin and tall. A lanky kid transformed almost overnight into a handsome young man.
limber	Cause to become limber. I have to practise to keep myself limber.
lissom	(of a person or their body) thin, supple, and graceful. The kind of outfit that should be left to lissom teenagers.
mincing	Affectedly dainty or refined. I don t have to go through the rest of my life with that mincing voice of yours.
narrow	A narrow channel connecting two larger areas of water. Companies fail through their narrow view of what contributes to profit.
orphan	Make a child an orphan. An orphan girl.
refined	With impurities or unwanted elements having been removed by processing. Her voice was very low and refined.
silhouette	Represent by a silhouette. The castle was silhouetted against the sky.
skinny	A skinny person. A pair of skinny cords.
slender	Being of delicate or slender build Frank Norris. People of slender means.
slim	Of a garment cut on slender lines designed to make the wearer appear slim. A sponsored slim.
sophisticated	Appealing to or frequented by people who are sophisticated. A sophisticated drama.
supple	Moving and bending with ease. A supple mind.
svelte	Moving and bending with ease. She was svelte and sophisticated.
tall	A garment size for a tall person. He was over six feet tall.
thin	Lose thickness become thin or thinner. The thin cold air of the mountains.
thinness	The quality of a liquid substance not containing much solid. There s enough action to camouflage the thinness of the plot.
tiny	Very small. A tiny hummingbird.
urbane	Showing a high degree of refinement and the assurance that comes from wide social experience. Urbane wit was the mark of taste and cultivation.
waif	A homeless child especially one forsaken or orphaned. A little shop presided over by a Gothic waif in purple eyeshadow and lipstick.
willowy	(of a person) tall, slim, and lithe. Willowy meadow land.