Synonyms of acrobat

acrobat

noun

ˈa-krə-ˌbat 

1

as in gymnast

one who performs feats of physical strength, balance, and agility on special apparatus

a child who is a natural acrobat with a superb sense of balance

Synonyms & Similar Words

• gymnast
• turner
• exerciser
• contortionist
• tumbler
• aerialist
• trapeze artist
• trampolinist
• equilibrist
• ropedancer
• trapezist
• ropewalker
• trampoliner

2

as in chameleon

a person who dexterously and expediently changes or adopts opinions

a political acrobat whose opinion on any issue is whatever will get the most votes

Synonyms & Similar Words

• chameleon
• weathercock
• opportunist
• timeserver
• trimmer
• egotist
• chancer
• egoist
• machinator
• plotter
• temporizer
• schemer
• self-seeker
• conniver

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of acrobat

But Monfils, tennis acrobat and magician, did the math. —Charlie Eccleshare, The Athletic, 20 Jan. 2025

The movie perks up when Michael Keaton and Eva Green arrive as a ruthless impresario and his sensitive acrobat girlfriend, and Burton envisions his obvious Disneyland analog as a capitalist hellscape. —Josh Bell, Vulture, 20 Dec. 2024

Think fire dancers, aerial acrobats suspended from the roof, and live jazz. —Shivani Vora, Architectural Digest, 30 Dec. 2024

So, cue the aerialists, contortionists, acrobats (two on roller-skates, and no wife has ever trusted a husband more), a sand artist, a speed juggler and a dude who surfs on an ever-growing stack of rolling cylinders. —David Dickstein, Orange County Register, 18 Dec. 2024