Synonyms for agile
ˈædʒ əl, -aɪlag·ile

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1. agileadjective

   Synonyms:
   lively, brisk, alert, quick, nimble, active

2. agileadjective

   Having the faculty of quick motion in the limbs; apt or ready to move; nimble; active; as, an agile boy; an agile tongue.

   Synonyms:
   nimble, active, quick, alert, brisk, lively

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1. agile

   Active refers to both quickness and constancy of action; in the former sense it is allied with agile, alert, brisk, etc.; in the latter, with busy, diligent, industrious. The active love employment, the busy are actually employed, the diligent and the industrious are habitually busy. The restless are active from inability to keep quiet; their activity may be without purpose, or out of all proportion to the purpose contemplated. The officious are undesirably active in the affairs of others. Compare ALERT; ALIVE; MEDDLESOME.

   Synonyms:
   active, alert, brisk, bustling, busy, diligent, energetic, expeditious, industrious, lively, mobile, nimble, officious, prompt, quick, ready, restless, sprightly, spry, supple, vigorous, wide awake

   Antonyms:
   dull, heavy, idle, inactive, indolent, inert, lazy, quiescent, quiet, slow, sluggish, stupid

   Preposition:
   Active in work, in a cause; for an object, as for justice; with persons or instrumentalities; about something, as about other people's business.

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1. agile

   Synonyms:
   nimble, active, fleet, brisk, alert, featly, lithe, prompt, ready, quick, supple, nimble, swift, sprightly

   Antonyms:
   slow, heavy, awkward, inert, clumsy, bulky, ponderous, elephantine

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1. agile, nimble, quick, spryadjective

   moving quickly and lightly

   "sleek and agile as a gymnast"; "as nimble as a deer"; "nimble fingers"; "quick of foot"; "the old dog was so spry it was halfway up the stairs before we could stop it"

   Synonyms:
   immediate, straightaway, warm, fast, speedy, spry, ready, nimble, quick, prompt, flying

   Antonyms:
   stupid, inactive, unintelligent

2. agile, nimbleadjective

   mentally quick

   "an agile mind"; "nimble wits"

   Synonyms:
   nimble, spry, quick

   Antonyms:
   inactive, unintelligent, stupid

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1. agileadjective

   Synonyms:
   lively, nimble, brisk, smart, active, quick, ready, prompt, alert, sprightly, lively, supple, SPRY, winged

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1. agileadjective

   Synonyms:
   nimble, spry, active, lively

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1. List of paraphrases for "agile":

   nimble, agility, flexible, versatile, racer

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How to use agile in a sentence?

1. Mark Sedwill:

   Ken McCallum's expertise and leadership will be crucial to ensuring that the Security Service remains agile and creative in the face of new and emerging threats to our security.

2. Space Operations Gen. David Thompson:

   We are incredibly lean and it makes us agile, but rather than day-by-day deciding who is going to attend meetings at the Pentagon, the question is can we afford to take meetings at the Pentagon, it’s both a challenge and an opportunity.

3. Mary Barra:

   Because of the actions we have been taking for several years, General Motors enters 2019 leaner, more agile and positioned to win.

4. Jim Mitchell:

   The game changer for distillers is the infusion chamber which allows a distiller to play around with infused spirits using their normal wash or low wine, want to make an avocado/mint-infused vodka? You can pilot it on the PicSstill using only a couple gallons of wash or low wine. There is nothing like else like this on the market today that is as agile or automated.

5. Tim Cahill:

   When The MHTK makes impact with the incoming round, The MHTK causes the threat to explode. But unlike THAAD, which can destroy missiles carrying nuclear warheads, The MHTK is designed to destroy mortars, rockets, artillery and Unmanned Aerial Vehicles. The U.S. Army and international customers have made it clear today's global security environment demands agile, close-range solutions.