nimble
Able to move quickly, lightly and easily.
nimble in a sentence
- The nimble squirrel leapt from branch to branch without a single slip.
- Her nimble fingers flew over the piano keys, quick and light as raindrops.
Try an 11+ style question
Verbal reasoning papers often ask about a word like this.
Which word is closest in meaning to nimble?
- Aslow
- Bclumsy
- Cquick
- Dstiff
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C: quick. The other three mean the opposite of nimble.
Which word is most nearly opposite in meaning to nimble?
- Alight-footed
- Bclumsy
- Cspeedy
- Dquick
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B: clumsy. The other three mean nearly the same as nimble.
Words that mean something similar
quick, speedy, light-footed
Words that mean the opposite
clumsy, slow, stiff
More words about movement & action
- nuzzle: To rub or press gently against someone with your nose to show love.
- obliterate: To destroy something completely so nothing is left.
- obstacle: Something that gets in your way and stops you moving forward.
- obtain: To get something, often by working or asking for it.
- onslaught: A fierce attack or a great rush of something.
- peer: To look very closely and carefully at something that is hard to see.
- pelt: To throw things at someone again and again, or to rain very hard.
- plod: To walk slowly with heavy steps.
More words to explore
Sitting the 11+ in Kent, Medway or Buckinghamshire?
Plain-English guides to each test, from the councils’ own pages: Kent Test · Medway Test · Bucks Secondary Transfer Test