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NIMBLE Antonyms

There are 7 antonyms of the word nimble. (opposite meanings)
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Best Opposite Words For NIMBLE

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awkward
adjectiveadj
adjective

• lacking grace or skill in manner or movement or performance

adjective satellite

• causing inconvenience

• difficult to handle or manage especially because of shape

• not elegant or graceful in expression

• hard to deal with; especially causing pain or embarrassment

• socially uncomfortable; unsure and constrained in manner

clumsy
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• lacking grace in movement or posture

• not elegant or graceful in expression

• difficult to handle or manage especially because of shape

• showing lack of skill or aptitude

lumbering
verb, adjectivev, adj
noun

• the trade of cutting or preparing or selling timber

adjective satellite

• slow and laborious because of weight

ponderous
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• slow and laborious because of weight

• having great mass and weight and unwieldiness

• labored and dull

slow
adverb, adjectiveadv, adj
adjective

• not moving quickly; taking a comparatively long time

• at a slow tempo

• (used of timepieces) indicating a time earlier than the correct time

adverb

• without speed (`slow' is sometimes used informally for `slowly')

• showing a time that is earlier than the actual time

adjective satellite

• slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity

• so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness

• (of business) not active or brisk

verb

• lose velocity; move more slowly

• become slow or slower

• cause to proceed more slowly

stiff
adjectiveadj
adjective

• having a strong physiological or chemical effect

noun

• an ordinary man

• the dead body of a human being

adverb

• to a great degree

• in a stiff manner

adjective satellite

• not moving or operating freely

• strong, vigorous

• rigidly formal

• marked by firm determination or resolution; not shakable

• incapable of or resistant to bending

• very drunk

sluggish
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• slow or slothful

• (of business) not active or brisk

• slow and apathetic

Alternatives for AWKWARD

Alternatives for CLUMSY

Alternatives for LUMBERING

Alternatives for PONDEROUS

Alternatives for SLOW

Alternatives for STIFF

Alternatives for SLUGGISH

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