supple[adjective]Synonyms: flexible, limber, lissom(e), lithe, pliable, pliant
Antonyms: stiff
Contrasted words: awkward, clumsy, gawky, maladroit, unhandy, ungraceful, arthritic, creaky, decrepit
Related Words: agile,
graceful,
willowy,
wiry,
withy [TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
sup‧ple /ˈsʌp
əl/
adjective[
Date: 1200-1300;
Language: Old French;
Origin: souple, from Latin supplex 'bending under, willing to obey']
1. someone who is supple bends and moves easily and gracefully
Antonym : stiff:
She exercises every day to keep herself supple.2. leather, skin, wood etc that is supple is soft and bends easily
—suppleness noun [uncountable] [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲