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