lithe
Moving in a smooth, graceful and bendy way.
lithe in a sentence
- The lithe dancer leapt and twisted as if her body were made of ribbon.
- The lithe cat slipped through the narrow fence gap in one smooth, bendy movement.
Try an 11+ style question
Verbal reasoning papers often ask about a word like this.
Which word is closest in meaning to lithe?
- Aclumsy
- Bawkward
- Cgraceful
- Dstiff
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C: graceful. The other three mean the opposite of lithe.
Which word is most nearly opposite in meaning to lithe?
- Astiff
- Bbendy
- Cnimble
- Dgraceful
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A: stiff. The other three mean nearly the same as lithe.
Words that mean something similar
graceful, bendy, nimble
Words that mean the opposite
stiff, clumsy, awkward
More words about movement & action
- loiter: To hang around a place with nothing to do.
- lope: To run with long, easy strides.
- lumber: To move in a slow, heavy and clumsy way.
- lunge: To make a sudden powerful movement towards something.
- lurch: To move suddenly with an unsteady jerk.
- lurk: To wait quietly out of sight, often to do something bad.
- meander: To wander slowly along a winding path.
- merge: To join together and become one.
More words to explore
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Plain-English guides to each test, from the councils’ own pages: Kent Test · Medway Test · Bucks Secondary Transfer Test