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

1 sense of limper

Sense 1
hobbler, limper -- (someone who has a limp and walks with a hobbling gait)
       => pedestrian, walker, footer -- (a person who travels by foot)

Antonyms of adj limp

2 senses of limp

Sense 1
limp, wilted -- (not firm; "wilted lettuce")

INDIRECT (VIA stale) -> fresh -- (recently made, produced, or harvested; "fresh bread"; "a fresh scent"; "fresh lettuce")

Sense 2
limp -- (lacking in strength or firmness or resilience; "gave a limp handshake"; "a limp gesture as if waving away all desire to know" G.K.Chesterton; "a slack grip")

INDIRECT (VIA lax) -> tense -- (taut or rigid; stretched tight; "tense piano strings")

Similarity of adj limp

2 senses of limp

Sense 1
limp, wilted -- (not firm; "wilted lettuce")
       => stale (vs. fresh) -- (lacking freshness, palatability, or showing deterioration from age; "stale bread"; "the beer was stale")

Sense 2
limp -- (lacking in strength or firmness or resilience; "gave a limp handshake"; "a limp gesture as if waving away all desire to know" G.K.Chesterton; "a slack grip")
       => lax (vs. tense) -- (lacking in strength or firmness or resilience; "a lax rope"; "a limp handshake")

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