Another word for agile
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Another word for agile
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- nimble-fingered
- light-fingered
- mercurial
- nimble-footed
- light-footed
- sure-footed
- fleet
- resourceful
- flexible
- sharp
- keen
- alert
- swift
- lively
- brisk
- energetic
- buoyant
- alive
- swift-footed
- winged
- ready
- active
- tripping
- prompt
- rapid
- spirited
- frisky
- vigorous
- graceful
- easy-moving
- athletic
- limber
- dexterous
- supple
- sprightly
- lithe
- deft
- spry
- quick
- nimble
Synonym Study
- Sprightly implies animation or vivacity and suggests lightheartedness
- Spry suggests nimbleness or alacrity, esp. as displayed by vigorous elderly people
- Quick implies rapidity and promptness, seldom indicating, out of context, the degree of skillfulness
- Agile and nimble both imply rapidity, ease, and lightness of movement, agile emphasizing dexterity in the use of the limbs and nimble, deftness in the performance of some act
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