limber

Examples

• All

• She practices yoga daily to keep her body limber and healthy.

• It didn't take long before I noticed I was stronger and more limber, and the writing was filling page after page.

  Blog text (6)

• Well, I guess you could say I am pretty limber.

  Entourage (2015)

• A limber mind leads to a limber spine, which leads to a long life.

  Major League: Back to the Minors (1998)

• I want to be limber in the world of ghosts.

  Fiction book (2002)

• I mean, I think I'm intellectually limber enough.

  The Experiment (2010)

• A limber mind allows you to consider different perspectives during problem solving.

• Being limber helps dancers execute complex moves with ease.

Synonyms

F

flexible

vslimber

155 3.4

Able to change or be changed to fit different situations

is about mental openness and adapting ideas rather than physical change

E

elastic

vslimber

7 3.4

Able to change easily and deal with new situations

highlights openness to new ideas rather than stretching and returning

S

supple

vslimber

3 4.4

Able to change and adapt easily to new ideas or situations

emphasizes mental adaptability not graceful bodily movement

L

like a willow in the wind

vslimber

• Informal

8.1

Able to bend and change without breaking

means simple mental adaptability rather than poetic resilience under stress

Antonyms

R

rigid

70 4.2

Not willing to change ideas or ways of doing things

C

closed-minded

9 5.2

Not willing to accept new ideas or different opinions

Compounds

L

limber pine

• Specialized

1 8.6

A pine tree with long needles and flexible branches that grows high in western mountains

How Adaptable

open-minded

80 3.7

adaptable

23 3.4

limber

1 4.7

receptive

52 4.1

inflexible

11 4.7

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology