Synonyms of acrobaticnext
: relating to or suggestive of an acrobat or acrobatics
Over at Jump City: Seattle, however, it's the contestants themselves who are whizzing overhead as they perform gravity-defying acrobatic tricks straight out of "The Matrix."Joseph Hudak
: performed with leaps, body contortions, or other maneuvers requiring the great athleticism of an acrobat
In the final seconds of the third quarter, Amari Cooper made an acrobatic catch while staying in bounds.Zach Braziller
acrobatically adverb
Reed reached back and acrobatically hauled in the pass. Ethan Cadeaux

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Anglers will feel at home here, with opportunities to catch everything from acrobatic tarpon to snapper or snook. Josh Laskin, Travel + Leisure, 3 July 2026 In these later seventeenth-century birth figures, which depict the interventions of hands and arms and rods and string, wombs are no longer playrooms for acrobatic toddlers. Literary Hub, 16 June 2026 Built like torpedoes, steelhead are tremendously powerful and acrobatic fighters. Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 18 June 2026 Moorby opened the scoring in the second half and tries followed to Devan Flanders, Jordie Barrett and Love, who scored an acrobatic second. ABC News, 20 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for acrobatic

Word History

Etymology

acrobat + -ic entry 1

First Known Use

1838, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of acrobatic was in 1838

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“Acrobatic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/acrobatic. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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