Synonyms of lithe

lithe

adjective

ˈlīt͟h 

1

as in flexible

able to bend easily without breaking

the lithe blade of a fencing foil

Synonyms & Similar Words

• flexible
• willowy
• plastic
• limber
• lissom
• pliant
• supple
• floppy
• lissome
• lithesome
• pliable
• bendy
• adaptable
• modifiable
• yielding
• ductile
• elastic
• limp
• malleable
• variable
• fluid
• flaccid
• droopy
• kneadable
• semiflexible

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• rigid
• stiff
• inflexible
• stiffened
• unyielding
• inelastic
• fragile
• brittle
• nonmalleable
• breakable

2

as in graceful

moving easily

lithe dancers glided across the stage

Synonyms & Similar Words

• graceful
• agile
• lissom
• lissome
• lithesome
• nimble
• spry
• gracile
• balletic
• feline
• light-footed
• light-foot
• lightsome
• light
• limber
• pliant
• supple
• featly
• acrobatic
• flexible
• dextrous
• athletic
• dexterous
• adroit
• pliable
• loose-jointed
• deft
• coordinated
• fleet-footed
• sure-footed
• light-fingered

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• ungainly
• gawky
• lumbering
• clumsy
• awkward
• ungraceful
• graceless
• uncoordinated
• rigid
• klutzy
• stiff
• inflexible
• inept
• maladroit
• bungling

3

as in slender

having a noticeably small amount of body fat

she has the lithe, sinewy body of a distance runner

Synonyms & Similar Words

• slender
• skinny
• thin
• bony
• lean
• slim
• gaunt
• svelte
• angular
• skeletal
• boney
• trim
• wiry
• fatless
• willowy
• haggard
• spare
• lanky
• sinewy
• scrawny
• reedy
• rawboned
• sylphlike
• spindly
• rangy
• lank
• weedy
• clean-limbed
• twiggy
• emaciated
• wizened
• scraggy
• stringy
• waspish
• anorexic
• puny
• cadaverous
• meagre
• meager
• anorectic
• pinched
• slight
• anoretic
• spindling
• wasted

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• plump
• rotund
• chubby
• portly
• corpulent
• stocky
• fat
• obese
• fleshy
• overweight
• gross
• thick
• tubby
• stout
• beefy
• bulky
• heavy
• chunky
• burly
• thickset
• heavyset
• weighty
• husky
• brawny
• pudgy
• stubby
• dumpy
• squat
• paunchy
• flabby
• soft
• buxom
• potbellied
• full
• round
• roly-poly
• zaftig
• hippy
• zoftig

Examples of lithe in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

His constant furtive glances keep us questioning who this lithe young lad really is, to others and especially to himself. —Manuel Betancourt, Los Angeles Times, 2 Aug. 2024

This lithe, 66-minute doc sees those involved speak with great clarity and acceptance about their horrific experiences growing up in the commune. —Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 31 July 2024

Watching lithe bodies glide across the stage, I was reminded of Kain’s earliest desire, the wish that seemed to drive her direction. —Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019

But Amalie was so little-girlish, her body concave and lithe in the way of a child. —Sarah Braunstein, The New Yorker, 21 July 2024