Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb brachiate
1 sense of brachiate
Sense 1
brachiate -- (swing from one hold to the next; "the monkeys brachiate")
=> swing, sway -- (move or walk in a swinging or swaying manner; "He swung back")
Antonyms of adj brachiate
2 senses of brachiate
Sense 1
brachiate -- (having widely spreading paired branches; "maples are brachiate")
INDIRECT (VIA branchy) -> branchless -- (having no branches)
Sense 2
brachiate -- (having arms or armlike appendages)
INDIRECT (VIA armed) -> armless -- (having no arms; "the armless Venus de Milo")
Similarity of adj brachiate
2 senses of brachiate
Sense 1
brachiate -- (having widely spreading paired branches; "maples are brachiate")
=> branchy (vs. branchless) -- (having many branches; "a branchy tree trunk")
Sense 2
brachiate -- (having arms or armlike appendages)
=> armed (vs. armless) -- (having arms or arms as specified; used especially in combination; "the many-armed goddess Shiva")