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

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

The synonyms of “Supple” are: limber, lissom, lissome, lithe, lithesome, sinuous, nimble, flexible, loose-jointed, agile, acrobatic, fit, deft, willowy, graceful, elegant, pliant, pliable, soft, bendable, workable, malleable, stretchy, stretchable, elastic, springy, yielding, rubbery, plastic, resilient

Supple as an Adjective

Definitions of "Supple" as an adjective

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

• Readily adaptable.
• (used of persons' bodies) capable of moving or bending freely.
• (used of e.g. personality traits) readily adaptable.
• Bending and moving easily and gracefully; flexible.
• Moving and bending with ease.
• Gracefully thin and bending and moving with ease.
• Not stiff or hard; easily manipulated.
• Capable of moving or bending freely.

Synonyms of "Supple" as an adjective (30 Words)

acrobatic	Performing, involving, or adept at spectacular gymnastic feats. An acrobatic dive.
agile	Able to move quickly and easily. Sleek and agile as a gymnast.
bendable	Capable of being bent or flexed or twisted without breaking.
deft	Neatly skilful and quick in one’s movements. A deft waiter.
elastic	Capable of resuming original shape after stretching or compression; springy. The labour supply is very elastic.
elegant	(of a scientific theory or solution to a problem) pleasingly ingenious and simple. An elegant mathematical solution simple and precise and lucid.
fit	Meeting adequate standards for a purpose. A fit subject on which to correspond.
flexible	Capable of being changed. A flexible personality.
graceful	Suggesting taste, ease, and wealth. She was a tall girl slender and graceful.
limber	Capable of moving or bending freely. I have to practise to keep myself limber.
lissom	Moving and bending with ease. The kind of outfit that should be left to lissom teenagers.
lissome	Gracefully thin and bending and moving with ease.
lithe	Gracefully thin and bending and moving with ease. She lay gazing up at his tall lithe figure.
lithesome	Gracefully thin and bending and moving with ease.
loose-jointed	Loosely articulated or constructed.
malleable	Easily influenced. A malleable metal can be beaten into a sheet.
nimble	(of the mind) able to think and understand quickly. As nimble as a deer.
plastic	Made of plastic. Plastic bottles.
pliable	Able to adjust readily to different conditions. Quality leather is pliable and will not crack.
pliant	Easily bent. Pliant molten glass.
resilient	Recovering readily from adversity, depression, or the like. As resilient as seasoned hickory.
rubbery	Having a tough elastic texture, like that of rubber. Portions of rubbery unseasoned canned spaghetti.
sinuous	Having many curves and turns. The sinuous grace of a cat.
soft	Used chiefly as a direction or description in music soft in a quiet subdued tone. The government is not becoming soft on crime.
springy	Elastic; rebounds readily. The springy turf.
stretchable	Capable of being easily stretched and resuming former size or shape.
stretchy	(especially of material or a garment) able to stretch or be stretched easily. Stretchy miniskirts.
willowy	(of a person) tall, slim, and lithe. Willowy meadow land.
workable	Able to be worked, fashioned, or manipulated. More flour and salt can be added until they make a workable dough.
yielding	Inclined to yield to argument or influence or control. A timid yielding person.

Usage Examples of "Supple" as an adjective

• A supple mind.
• My mind is becoming more supple.
• Her supple fingers.
• This body oil leaves your skin feeling deliciously supple.

Associations of "Supple" (30 Words)

ductile	Capable of being shaped or bent or drawn out. Ductile copper.
ductility	The malleability of something that can be drawn into threads or wires or hammered into thin sheets.
easy	With ease easy is sometimes used informally for easily. Just wanted to take it easy.
extended	Fully extended or stretched forth. The extended airport runways can accommodate larger planes.
flexible	(of a person) ready and able to change so as to adapt to different circumstances. Small businesses which are dependent on flexible working hours.
gangly	Tall and thin and having long slender limbs.
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	Suggesting taste, ease, and wealth. She was a tall girl slender and graceful.
impressionable	Easily impressed or influenced. Children are highly impressionable and susceptible to advertising.
lank	Of a person lanky. The man had lank brown greasy hair.
limber	Attach the limber. A limber imagination.
lissom	(of a person or their body) thin, supple, and graceful. The kind of outfit that should be left to lissom teenagers.
lithe	Moving and bending with ease. She lay gazing up at his tall lithe figure.
malleability	The property of being physically malleable; the property of something that can be worked or hammered or shaped without breaking.
malleable	(of a metal or other material) able to be hammered or pressed into shape without breaking or cracking. A malleable metal can be beaten into a sheet.
plasticity	The quality of being easily shaped or moulded. Fine clay at the right degree of plasticity is more useful.
pliable	Capable of being bent or flexed or twisted without breaking. Pliable teenage minds.
pliant	Easily bent. A more pliant prime minister.
silhouette	Project on a background such as a screen like a silhouette. The castle was silhouetted against the sky.
slender	Being of delicate or slender build Frank Norris. Slender wages.
slim	A course or period of slimming. Restructuring and slimming down the organization.
sophisticated	Appealing to or frequented by people who are sophisticated. A sophisticated lifestyle.
stretch	Easily stretched. Small squares of canvas were stretched over the bamboo frame.
susceptible	(of a person) easily influenced by feelings or emotions; sensitive. They only do it to tease him he s too susceptible.
svelte	Being of delicate or slender build. She was svelte and sophisticated.
thin	Make thin or thinner. A thin sliced loaf.
urbane	Showing a high degree of refinement and the assurance that comes from wide social experience. The supposedly urbane restrained English gentleman.
waif	A young person who is thin and looks unhealthy or uncared for. A little shop presided over by a Gothic waif in purple eyeshadow and lipstick.
willowy	Slender and graceful. Willowy meadow land.
yielding	The act of conceding or yielding. A gentle yielding person.