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agile

agile

5 4.4
Able to think quickly and find good ideas
  • adjective
  • /ˈædʒaɪl/
translation icon : ágil
  • What practices do we need to adopt now in order to live longer, live stronger, be more agile and more cognitively fit as we age?

When I start a collection, I try to be very agile with the creative process.

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Examples

  • There are things in life that you have to be agile about.

  • We are talking about some really agile developers here.

    Blog text (24)
  • Therefore they are more agile than the huge companies.

  • When I start a collection, I try to be very agile with the creative process.

  • I have an agile mind.

  • My mind was sharp, my body agile.

  • We are the most agile society that's ever been created.

  • A school that prepares students for the twenty-first century graduates young people who are agile problem solvers, capable of mapping their own learning.

    Academic text (2015)
  • Indeed, the decisions made and actions taken this past year have contributed to ASME becoming an agile, resourceful, and world-class 21st-century organization.

    Academic text (2001)
  • She is known for her agile thinking, which helps her solve problems quickly.

Synonyms

quick
vsagile
61 3.2

Able to understand and answer fast

is more than fast response, adding practical resourcefulness
nimble
vsagile
6 4.0

Quick to think and find clever answers

focuses mainly on mental quickness rather than physical movement
quick-witted
vsagile
4 4.8

Able to think and give smart fast answers

is mental speed plus practical problem solving across situations

Antonyms

slow-witted
  • Offensive
3 6.7

Not quick to understand or think

How Quick-thinking

brilliant
949 3.7
quick
61 3.2
agile
5 4.4
average
1.0
slow
  • Offensive
297 4.4

Surface Forms

agile positive
agiler comparative
agilest superlative

Etymology

The word agile comes from the old Latin word agere meaning 'to do' or 'to move'. Like the word act, it carries the idea of quick action, so agile also describes someone who can think and respond fast.