Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun bowleg

1 sense of bowleg

Sense 1
bowleg, bow leg, bandyleg, bandy leg, genu varum, tibia vara -- (a leg bowed outward at the knee (or below the knee))
       => leg -- (a human limb; commonly used to refer to a whole limb but technically only the part of the limb between the knee and ankle)
       => disability, disablement, handicap, impairment -- (the condition of being unable to perform as a consequence of physical or mental unfitness; "reading disability"; "hearing impairment")

Antonyms of adj bowleg

1 sense of bowleg

Sense 1
bandy, bandy-legged, bowed, bowleg, bowlegged -- (have legs that curve outward at the knees)

INDIRECT (VIA unfit) -> fit -- (physically and mentally sound or healthy; "felt relaxed and fit after their holiday"; "keeps fit with diet and exercise")

Similarity of adj bowleg

1 sense of bowleg

Sense 1
bandy, bandy-legged, bowed, bowleg, bowlegged -- (have legs that curve outward at the knees)
       => unfit (vs. fit) -- (not in good physical or mental condition; out of condition; "fat and very unfit"; "certified as unfit for army service"; "drunk and unfit for service")

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