Thesaurus
lithe
adjective
Synonyms and Antonyms of LITHE
1
able to bend easily without breaking <the lithe blade of a fencing foil>
Synonyms bendy [chiefly British], flexible, limber, lissome (also lissom), lithe, lithesome, pliable, pliant, supple
2
moving easily <lithe dancers glided across the stage>
Synonyms agile, featly, feline, gracile, light, light-footed (also light-foot), lightsome, lissome (also lissom), lithe, lithesome, nimble, spry
Related Words acrobatic, flexible, limber, loose-jointed, pliable, pliant, supple; adroit, deft, dexterous (also dextrous), light-fingered; fleet-footed, sure-footed; athletic, balletic, coordinated
3
having a noticeably small amount of body fat <she has the lithe, sinewy body of a distance runner>
Related Words clean-limbed, trim; sylphlike, willowy; angular, rawboned, scraggy, scrawny, sinewy, wiry; lank, lanky, rangy, reedy, spindling, spindly, stringy, twiggy, waspish, weedy; anorectic (also anoretic), anorexic, cadaverous, emaciated, gaunt, haggard, pinched, skeletal, wasted, wizened; meager (or meagre), puny, slight
Seen & Heard
What made you want to look up lithe? Please tell us where you read or heard it (including the quote, if possible).