nimble

Examples

• All

• This car feels way, way more nimble than you'd think when you're going around corners.

  Doug DeMuro

• What is more soothing than the nimble fingers of Asian women?

  Fiction book (2002)

• So this thing's fast, it's nimble, it's safe.

• Things change and we have to be nimble and adjust to change.

• Such good troops, very fast, nimble and hard hitting.

• I'm not as nimble as I used to be.

  Good Guys Wear Black (1978)

• The state agencies are usually much more nimble and quicker to move.

  Academic text (2004)

• One should be as nimble as a cat, yet fierce as a tiger.

  G.I. Joe: Retaliation (2013)

• It was so light, so nimble, so fun.

• Properly constructed and equipped, they would serve as fast and nimble warships.

Synonyms

Q

quick

vsnimble

183 1.0

Able to move fast and lightly

highlights lightness and ease as much as pure speed

A

agile

vsnimble

23 3.7

Able to move quickly and easily like a gymnast

is the same quick movement sense but is the main entry here

S

snappy

vsnimble

15 3.7

Quick and energetic in movement or action

describes motion that is lighter and more fluid than briskness

S

spry

vsnimble

8 5.3

Able to move quickly and lightly, often despite being old

means quick movement generally without implying age or species

L

light

vsnimble

8 1.4

Moving quickly and easily with grace

focuses on speed and ease without stressing grace

F

fast-footed

vsnimble

1 4.8

Able to move the feet quickly and easily

covers quick whole body movement and lightness not just feet

S

swift-footed

vsnimble

5.2

Able to run very quickly on foot

refers to quick and easy movement in many actions, not only running

Antonyms

C

clumsy

73 1.2

Moving in an awkward, unsteady way that causes accidents

S

slow

• Informal

8 1.0

At a low speed

Compounds

N

nimble-fingered

7.7

Able to move the fingers quickly and skillfully for small exact tasks

How Agile

swift-footed

5.2

spry

8 5.3

nimble

20 4.4

lithe

9 7.5

Surface Forms

Etymology