Limp

/lɪmp/

Synonyms for "limp" (239 found)

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Closest matches (48)

Noun(7 words)

hobble anemic crawl creep dodders drag drooping

amble andante anemic apathetic asthenic bagging baggy ballooning barge bloodlessbowl alongbundle chicken claudicate claudication clump cowardly cower crawl creep

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dead marchdebilitated dodder doddering dogtrot dragdrag alongdrag outdroop drooping droopy dull effete enervated etiolated exhausted faint faintish falter faltering

Adjective(1 words)

droopiest

Strong matches (72)

fatigued feeble flabby flaccid flexible flimsy floppy flounce foot footpace footslog frailfuneral marchgait gallop gimpgo dead slowgo slowgone gutless

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halt hippety-hop hitch hobble hobbling hop idle imbecile impotent inchinch alongineffective ineffectual jogjog trotjog-trot jolt jump lackadaisical languid languishing languorous lax lazeleisurely gaitlimber listlesslock steploose lop lop-eared loppy

Noun(12 words)

feeble flaccid flopping gait hitch hobbles inadequatelame gaitlameness lax limper limping

Verb(5 words)

flopped gimp hitch hobble hobbled

Adjective(3 words)

floppier lank lankest

Related words (119)

lukewarm lumberlumbering pacelunge lurch lustless marrowless mincemincing stepsmosey muddle mumble namby-pamby nerveless nodding pace paddle peg piaffe piaffer

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pithless pliable plod pokepoke alongpooped powerless prance quiver rack relaxed roll rubbery saggingsagging in foldssaggy sapless sashay saunter scuff scuffle scuttle shake shamble shuffleshuffle alongsidle sinewless single-foot skip slack sleazy slink slither slog slouchslow marchslow motionslowness soft spent spineless spiritless staggerstagger alongstaggering stale stalk stamp step stomp straddle straggle strengthless stride strollstrolling gaitstrut stumble stump supple swag swagger swing teeter tired tittup toddletoddle alongtottertotter alongtottering traipse tread tremble trip trot trudge unhardened unnerved unstrung velocity waddle walk wamble wasted weak weakly wiggle wobble wormworm alongworn out

Noun(5 words)

shuffle slackunsteady walkweak wilting

Adjective(1 words)

wilted

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

6 relation types

More general

14 entries

continue gaitgo forwardmanner of walkingmovemove aheadphysical propertyproceed progressqualitative adjectivequality adjectivestate of beingwalk

More specific

11 entries

antalgic gaitcrawl creep dragdrooping posturehobble inert lurch shuffleslack limbweakened

Collocations

14 entries

abnormal gaitantalgic gaitchronic limplimp gaitlimp handshakelimp leglimp motionlimp movementlimp performancelimp posturelimp responsemild limppermanent limpunsteady gait

Inflections

5 entries

limped limper limpiest limping limps

Derivations

4 entries

limper limpiest limply limpness

similar

2 entries

lax weak

Sample sentences

21 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

He walked with a limp.

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The hat got wet and went limp.

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Her coloring book lay limp, jagged with angular pink scribbles.

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But Dima would never wear the glasses. Suddenly, his body went limp and he collapsed to the floor.

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