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acrobatic

acrobatic

10 4.2
Showing fast, skilled body movements like flips and jumps
  • adjective
  • /ˌækrəˈbætɪk/
translation icon : acrobático
  • The circus performer amazed the crowd with her acrobatic flips and twists.
  • acrobatic maneuver
  • acrobatic dance

And protein unfolding is extremely interesting and is used by cooks to do all kinds of phenomenal acrobatic feats.

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Examples

  • I saw the circus in the acrobatic dismount you used in your show.

  • As they began to dance, doing acrobatic stunts, I too felt relieved and cautiously tried to raise my eyebrows.

    Fiction book (1991)
  • I wanted to make acrobatic movements.

  • My last wife was an acrobatic dancer.

  • Because as a people, they tend to be quite tiny and very acrobatic.

  • Jason and I recently attended a weekend acrobatic training session taught by our friend Lux.

    Blog text (33)
  • The reputation of a dancer is measured by the number and type of acrobatic stunts he can perform.

    Academic text (1999)
  • Miss Ivy Viljoen, an acrobatic artist who was more to their taste, received a standing ovation.

    Fiction book (1996)
  • Grabbing an overhead pipe, she performs an acrobatic swing, landing both feet on the guy's head.

    Fiction book (2000)
  • When performing, the masked male dancers wore stilts concealed under fiber costumes and performed acrobatic feats.

    Academic text (2004)

Synonyms

agile
vsacrobatic
23 3.7

Able to move quickly and easily like a gymnast

focuses on energetic performance movements rather than mere quickness
gymnastic
vsacrobatic
4 4.8

Showing quick, strong body movements like flips and leaps

emphasizes energetic showy movements and daring balance

Antonyms

73 1.2

Moving in an awkward, unsteady way that causes accidents

Not able to move with control so movements look clumsy

Compounds

A difficult, impressive physical move done by a skilled performer

An impressive, daring physical move by a performer that shows balance and agility

How Acrobatic

gymnastic
4 4.8
acrobatic
10 4.2
agile
23 3.7
clumsy
73 1.2

Surface Forms

acrobatic positive
acrobaticer comparative
acrobaticest superlative

Morphology

acrobatic = acrobat (transparent) = acrobat + ic

Formed by the noun 'acrobat' plus the adjective-forming suffix '-ic', so the meaning 'relating to acrobats or acrobatics' is directly derived.

Etymology

The word acrobatic comes from Greek parts acro- meaning 'high' and -bat meaning 'walker'. Think of an acrobat walking or moving high on a rope or beam, and that's why acrobatic describes quick, strong, and flexible physical movements like flips and jumps.