Elastic synonyms | Best 53 synonyms for elastic

flexible

Capable of being changed or adjusted to meet particular or varied needs:

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pliant

(Figuratively) Easily influenced for good or evil; tractable; as, a pliant heart.

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springy

That returns rapidly to its original form (as a spring does) after being bent, compressed, stretched, etc.

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stretchy

Tending to stretch too far

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expansive

Tending or being able to expand

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buoyant

Lighthearted and lively

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extensible

Capable of being extended.

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extensile

Extensible

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limber

Able to bend the body easily; supple; lithe

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inelastic (antonym)

(Economics) Of, relating to, or being a good for which changes in price have little effect on the quantity demanded or supplied:

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pliable

Capable of being changed or adjusted to meet particular or varied needs:

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rubberlike

Having the characteristics of rubber

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bouncy

Springy; elastic:

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ductile

Molded easily into a new form.

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rebounding

Capable of adapting or being adapted

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resilient

Recovering strength, spirits, good humor, etc. quickly; buoyant

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tensible

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster's Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.

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tolerant

Able to digest or metabolize a food, drug, or other substance or compound:

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inadaptable (antonym)

Not adaptable.

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inflexible (antonym)

Not easily bent; stiff or rigid.

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intolerant (antonym)

Not tolerant; close-minded about new or different ideas. indisposed to tolerate contrary opinions or beliefs; impatient of dissent or opposition; denying or refusing the right of private opinion or choice in others; inclined to persecute or suppress dissent.

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ungiving (antonym)

Not giving; ungenerous.

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difficult (antonym)

Hard, not easy, requiring much effort.

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rigid (antonym)

Not flexible or pliant; stiff:

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tense (antonym)

Showing signs of stress or strain; not relaxed.

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stiff (antonym)

Lacking ease or comfort of movement; not limber:

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unyielding (antonym)

Not willing to change or be persuaded; resolute:

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flexile

Capable of being repeatedly flexed without breaking

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plastic

Made of a plastic or plastics:

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adaptable

Capable of adapting or of being adapted.

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adaptive

Able to adapt

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adjustable

Capable of being adjusted

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malleable

Able to be hammered into thin sheets; capable of being extended or shaped by beating with a hammer, or by the pressure of rollers.

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impressionable

Capable of receiving an impression:

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suggestible

Readily influenced by suggestion:

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change (related)

Capable of adapting or being adapted

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rubber-band

An elastic band made of rubber.

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elastic-band

A small, narrow loop of rubber or similar material used to hold items together.

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dilatant

Becoming solid, or setting, under pressure, as certain colloidal solutions

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distensive

Distending, or capable of being distended

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expansional

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inflatable

A large helium or hot-air balloon constructed so as to resemble a figure or object when inflated.

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supple

Adaptable to changing circumstances:

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shear (related)

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viscous (related)

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axially (related)

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inextensible (related)

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stretchable (related)

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tensile (related)

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elastomeric (related)

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viscoelastic (related)

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compressible (related)

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tapered (related)

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