Synonyms for limb
lɪmlimb

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:3.0 / 2 votes

1. limbnoun

   one of the jointed appendages of an animal used for locomotion or grasping: arm; leg; wing; flipper

   Synonyms:
   arm, tree branch, branch

2. limb, tree branchnoun

   any of the main branches arising from the trunk or a bough of a tree

   Synonyms:
   arm, tree branch, branch

3. limbnoun

   (astronomy) the circumferential edge of the apparent disc of the sun or the moon or a planet

   Synonyms:
   arm, tree branch, branch

4. limbnoun

   either of the two halves of a bow from handle to tip

   "the upper limb of the bow"

   Synonyms:
   arm, tree branch, branch

5. limbnoun

   the graduated arc that is attached to an instrument for measuring angles

   "the limb of the sextant"

   Synonyms:
   arm, tree branch, branch

6. arm, branch, limbnoun

   any projection that is thought to resemble a human arm

   "the arm of the record player"; "an arm of the sea"; "a branch of the sewer"

   Synonyms:
   branch, offset, weapon, sleeve, tree branch, leg, weapon system, offshoot, ramification, arm, subdivision, outgrowth

Matched Categories

1. • Arc
   • Astronomy
   • Branch
   • Edge
   • Extremity
   • Part
   • Projection

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:1.0 / 1 vote

1. limbnoun

   Synonyms:
   member

2. limbnoun

   Synonyms:
   branch, bough

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. limbnoun

   Synonyms:
   branch, bough

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:1.0 / 2 votes

1. List of paraphrases for "limb":

   lamina, member, limbo, branch, leg

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1. Blair McPhee:

   The first thing that struck me about this animal is the incredible robustness of the limb bones, it was of similar size to the gigantic sauropod dinosaurs, but whereas the arms and legs of those animals are typically quite slender, Ledumahadi's are incredibly thick.

2. Suzanne Franks:

   It was pretty remarkable to see both the The BBC and ITV go out on such a limb about this, they've never done that before.

3. Raul Grijalva:

   The unaccompanied minors seeking shelter here risked life and limb to escape violence and poverty in Central America, too often, they find themselves exposed to new threats of discrimination and sexual assault once they’re here. These attacks are completely preventable with adequate protections, and HHS has the moral responsibility to ensure those precautions are in place.

4. Mark Kelly:

   When you look at the ... atmosphere on the limb of the Earth, I wouldn't say it looks unhealthy, but it definitely looks very, very fragile and just kind of like this thin film, so it looks like something that we definitely need to take care of.

5. Clay Roberts:

   I have heard of people having the wrong limb removed but hospitals aren't supposed to throw them away.