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Flexible synonyms

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limber
Flexible, pliant, bendable.
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  1. Flexible, pliant, bendable.
  2. Able to bend the body easily; supple; lithe
  3. Capable of moving, bending, or contorting easily; supple.
lithe
Marked by effortless grace:
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  1. Marked by effortless grace:
  2. Readily bent; supple:
  3. Bending easily; flexible; supple; limber; lissome
supple
Moving and bending with agility; limber:
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  1. Moving and bending with agility; limber:
  2. Able to bend and move easily and nimbly; lithe; limber
  3. Readily bent, folded, or manipulated; pliant:
willowy
Resembling a willow tree, especially:
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  1. Resembling a willow tree, especially:
  2. Flexible; pliant.
  3. Pliant, supple, lithe, etc.
plastic
Giving form or shape to a substance:
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  1. Giving form or shape to a substance:
  2. Made of a plastic or plastics:
  3. Capable of being shaped or formed:
elastic
Quick to recover, as from disappointment; resilient:
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  1. Quick to recover, as from disappointment; resilient:
  2. (Economics) Of, relating to, or being a good for which changes in price have a large effect on the quantity demanded or supplied.
  3. Easily resuming original size or shape after being stretched or otherwise deformed; flexible.
springy
Having spring; elastic, resilient, etc.
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  1. Having spring; elastic, resilient, etc.
  2. Marked by resilience; elastic.
  3. That returns rapidly to its original form (as a spring does) after being bent, compressed, stretched, etc.
malleable
Capable of great deformation without breaking, when subject to compressive stress . Gold is the most malleable metal.
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  1. Capable of great deformation without breaking, when subject to compressive stress . Gold is the most malleable metal.
  2. That can be hammered, pounded, or pressed into various shapes without breaking
  3. Capable of being shaped or formed, as by hammering or pressure:
ductile
Easily stretched without breaking or lowering in material strength. Gold is relatively ductile at room temperature, and most metals become more ductile with increasing temperature.
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  1. Easily stretched without breaking or lowering in material strength. Gold is relatively ductile at room temperature, and most metals become more ductile with increasing temperature.
  2. Easily drawn into wire or hammered thin:
  3. Easily molded; plastic; pliant
pliable
Adjusting readily; adaptable
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  1. Adjusting readily; adaptable
  2. Capable of being changed or adjusted to meet particular or varied needs:
  3. Easily bent or molded; flexible
soft
Gradually declining in trend; not firm:
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  1. Gradually declining in trend; not firm:
  2. Not stern; lenient:
  3. Smooth or fine to the touch:
extensible
Capable of being extended.
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  1. Capable of being extended.
  2. Capable of being extended or protruded:
  3. (Computers) Of or relating to a programming language or a system that can be modified by changing or adding features.
spongy
Having the characteristics of a sponge, namely being absorbent, squishy or porous
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  1. Having the characteristics of a sponge, namely being absorbent, squishy or porous
  2. Soft and thoroughly soaked with moisture
  3. Light, soft, and elastic
tractable
Easily handled or worked; malleable.
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  1. Easily handled or worked; malleable.
moldable
Alternative spelling of mouldable.
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  1. Alternative spelling of mouldable.
yielding
Producing a good yield; productive
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  1. Producing a good yield; productive
  2. Inclined to give way to pressure, argument, or influence; docile.
  3. Bending easily; flexible
tractile
That can be drawn out in length; ductile; tensile
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  1. That can be drawn out in length; ductile; tensile
  2. Capable of being drawn out in length; ductile:
flexile
Flexible; pliant; mobile
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  1. Flexible; pliant; mobile
  2. Capable of being repeatedly flexed without breaking
  3. Flexible.
bendable
Able to be bent or flexed or twisted without breaking.
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  1. Able to be bent or flexed or twisted without breaking.
impressionable
Readily or easily influenced; suggestible:
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  1. Readily or easily influenced; suggestible:
  2. Easily affected by impressions; esp., capable of being influenced intellectually, emotionally, or morally; sensitive
  3. Capable of receiving an impression:
adaptable
Able to adjust oneself to new or changed circumstances
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  1. Able to adjust oneself to new or changed circumstances
  2. Capable of adapting or of being adapted.
  3. That can be adapted or made suitable
stretchy
That can be stretched; elastic
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  1. That can be stretched; elastic
  2. Capable of stretching, elastic.
  3. Capable of being stretched:
resilient
Bouncing or springing back into shape, position, etc. after being stretched, bent, or, esp., compressed
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  1. Bouncing or springing back into shape, position, etc. after being stretched, bent, or, esp., compressed
  2. Recovering strength, spirits, good humor, etc. quickly; buoyant
  3. Capable of returning to an original shape or position, as after having been compressed.
rubbery
Like rubber in appearance, elasticity, toughness, etc.
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  1. Like rubber in appearance, elasticity, toughness, etc.
  2. Of, relating to, or resembling rubber, especially in consistency.
  3. Of or resembling rubber; elastic.
loose-limbed
Characterized by loose, supple movement of the arms and legs
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  1. Characterized by loose, supple movement of the arms and legs
double-jointed
Possessing hypermobility of the joints
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  1. Possessing hypermobility of the joints
  2. Having joints that permit limbs, fingers, etc. to bend at other than the usual angles
  3. Having unusually flexible joints, especially of the limbs or fingers.
compliant
Complying or tending to comply; yielding; submissive
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  1. Complying or tending to comply; yielding; submissive
  2. Willing to comply; yielding; bending; pliant; submissive; willing to do what someone wants.
  3. Inclined or willing to comply; obedient:
manageable
Capable of being managed or controlled:
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  1. Capable of being managed or controlled:
  2. That can be managed; controllable, tractable, contrivable, etc.
  3. Capable of being managed; governable; tractable; subservient.
amenable
Willing to accept a suggestion or submit to authority:
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  1. Willing to accept a suggestion or submit to authority:
  2. Ready to consent; agreeable:
  3. Legally answerable; required to respond; responsible; subject to.
ductile
Relating to rock or other materials that are capable of withstanding a certain amount of force by changing form before fracturing or breaking.
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  1. Relating to rock or other materials that are capable of withstanding a certain amount of force by changing form before fracturing or breaking.
  2. Easily drawn into wire or hammered thin:
  3. Easily molded; plastic; pliant
flexile
Flexible; pliant; mobile
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  1. Flexible; pliant; mobile
  2. Capable of being repeatedly flexed without breaking
  3. Flexible.
flexuous
Winding or wavering
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  1. Winding or wavering
  2. Bending or winding alternately from side to side; sinuous.
malleable
That can be hammered, pounded, or pressed into various shapes without breaking
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  1. That can be hammered, pounded, or pressed into various shapes without breaking
  2. Capable of great deformation without breaking, when subject to compressive stress . Gold is the most malleable metal.
  3. Capable of being shaped or formed, as by hammering or pressure:
moldable
Alternative spelling of mouldable.
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  1. Alternative spelling of mouldable.
plastic
Relating to or dealing with shaping or modeling:
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  1. Relating to or dealing with shaping or modeling:
  2. Made of a plastic or plastics:
  3. Capable of being shaped or formed:
pliable
Adjusting readily; adaptable
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  1. Adjusting readily; adaptable
  2. Capable of being changed or adjusted to meet particular or varied needs:
  3. Easily bent or molded; flexible
pliant
(Figuratively) Easily influenced for good or evil; tractable; as, a pliant heart.
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  1. (Figuratively) Easily influenced for good or evil; tractable; as, a pliant heart.
  2. Easily altered or modified to fit conditions; adaptable:
  3. Capable of plying or bending; readily yielding to force or pressure without breaking; flexible; pliable; lithe; limber; plastic; as, a pliant thread; pliant wax.
supple
Able to bend and move easily and nimbly; lithe; limber
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  1. Able to bend and move easily and nimbly; lithe; limber
  2. Easily bent or twisted; flexible; pliant
  3. Readily bent, folded, or manipulated; pliant:
workable
Practicable; feasible
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  1. Practicable; feasible
  2. Capable of functioning.
  3. Capable of being worked, dealt with, or handled:
elastic
Quick to recover, as from disappointment; resilient:
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  1. Quick to recover, as from disappointment; resilient:
  2. (Economics) Of, relating to, or being a good for which changes in price have a large effect on the quantity demanded or supplied.
  3. Easily resuming original size or shape after being stretched or otherwise deformed; flexible.
flexile
Flexible; pliant; mobile
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  1. Flexible; pliant; mobile
  2. Capable of being repeatedly flexed without breaking
  3. Flexible.
resilient
Able to endure tribulation without cracking.
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  1. Able to endure tribulation without cracking.
  2. Recovering strength, spirits, good humor, etc. quickly; buoyant
  3. Capable of returning to an original shape or position, as after having been compressed.
springy
Having spring; elastic, resilient, etc.
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  1. Having spring; elastic, resilient, etc.
  2. Marked by resilience; elastic.
  3. That returns rapidly to its original form (as a spring does) after being bent, compressed, stretched, etc.
supple
Able to bend and move easily and nimbly; lithe; limber
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  1. Able to bend and move easily and nimbly; lithe; limber
  2. Easily bent or twisted; flexible; pliant
  3. Readily bent, folded, or manipulated; pliant:
plastic
Relating to or dealing with shaping or modeling:
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  1. Relating to or dealing with shaping or modeling:
  2. Made of a plastic or plastics:
  3. Capable of being shaped or formed:
ductile
Relating to rock or other materials that are capable of withstanding a certain amount of force by changing form before fracturing or breaking.
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  1. Relating to rock or other materials that are capable of withstanding a certain amount of force by changing form before fracturing or breaking.
  2. Easily drawn into wire or hammered thin:
  3. Easily molded; plastic; pliant
elastic
Quick to recover, as from disappointment; resilient:
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  1. Quick to recover, as from disappointment; resilient:
  2. (Economics) Of, relating to, or being a good for which changes in price have a large effect on the quantity demanded or supplied.
  3. Easily resuming original size or shape after being stretched or otherwise deformed; flexible.
flexile
Flexible; pliant; mobile
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  1. Flexible; pliant; mobile
  2. Capable of being repeatedly flexed without breaking
  3. Flexible.
impressionable
Readily or easily influenced; suggestible:
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  1. Readily or easily influenced; suggestible:
  2. Easily affected by impressions; esp., capable of being influenced intellectually, emotionally, or morally; sensitive
  3. Capable of receiving an impression:
malleable
That can be hammered, pounded, or pressed into various shapes without breaking
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  1. That can be hammered, pounded, or pressed into various shapes without breaking
  2. Capable of great deformation without breaking, when subject to compressive stress . Gold is the most malleable metal.
  3. Capable of being shaped or formed, as by hammering or pressure:
plastic
Relating to or dealing with shaping or modeling:
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  1. Relating to or dealing with shaping or modeling:
  2. Made of a plastic or plastics:
  3. Capable of being shaped or formed:
pliable
Adjusting readily; adaptable
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  1. Adjusting readily; adaptable
  2. Capable of being changed or adjusted to meet particular or varied needs:
  3. Easily bent or molded; flexible
pliant
Easily bent or flexed; pliable.
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  1. Easily bent or flexed; pliable.
  2. Easily altered or modified to fit conditions; adaptable:
  3. Capable of plying or bending; readily yielding to force or pressure without breaking; flexible; pliable; lithe; limber; plastic; as, a pliant thread; pliant wax.
suggestible
That can be suggested
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  1. That can be suggested
  2. Susceptible to influence by suggestion.
  3. Readily influenced by suggestion, often, specif., through hypnosis
supple
Able to bend and move easily and nimbly; lithe; limber
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  1. Able to bend and move easily and nimbly; lithe; limber
  2. Easily bent or twisted; flexible; pliant
  3. Readily bent, folded, or manipulated; pliant:
adaptable
Able to adjust oneself to new or changed circumstances
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  1. Able to adjust oneself to new or changed circumstances
  2. Capable of adapting or of being adapted.
  3. That can be adapted or made suitable
adaptive
Capable of being adapted or of adapting; susceptible of or undergoing accordant change.
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  1. Capable of being adapted or of adapting; susceptible of or undergoing accordant change.
  2. Readily capable of adapting or of being adapted:
  3. Of, pertaining to, characterized by or showing adaptation; making or made fit or suitable.
elastic
(Economics) Of, relating to, or being a good for which changes in price have a large effect on the quantity demanded or supplied.
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  1. (Economics) Of, relating to, or being a good for which changes in price have a large effect on the quantity demanded or supplied.
  2. Easily resuming original size or shape after being stretched or otherwise deformed; flexible.
  3. Quick to recover, as from disappointment; resilient:
malleable
Capable of great deformation without breaking, when subject to compressive stress . Gold is the most malleable metal.
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  1. Capable of great deformation without breaking, when subject to compressive stress . Gold is the most malleable metal.
  2. Capable of being changed or adjusted to meet particular or varied needs:
  3. Capable of being shaped or formed, as by hammering or pressure:
pliable
Adjusting readily; adaptable
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  1. Adjusting readily; adaptable
  2. Capable of being changed or adjusted to meet particular or varied needs:
  3. Easily bent or molded; flexible
pliant
(Figuratively) Easily influenced for good or evil; tractable; as, a pliant heart.
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  1. (Figuratively) Easily influenced for good or evil; tractable; as, a pliant heart.
  2. Capable of plying or bending; readily yielding to force or pressure without breaking; flexible; pliable; lithe; limber; plastic; as, a pliant thread; pliant wax.
  3. Easily altered or modified to fit conditions; adaptable:
supple
Easily bent or twisted; flexible; pliant
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  1. Easily bent or twisted; flexible; pliant
  2. Moving and bending with agility; limber:
  3. Readily bent, folded, or manipulated; pliant:

Synonym Study

  • Supple is applied to that which is easily bent, twisted, or folded without breaking, cracking, etc. kidskin is supple
  • Resilient implies ability to spring back into shape after being deformed, esp. by compression resilient skin, and in figurative use suggests an ease in returning to good health or spirits a resilient attitude towards life
  • Elastic implies ability to return without permanent injury to the original size or shape after being stretched, expanded, etc. an elastic garter
  • Flexible refers to anything that can be bent without breaking, whether or not it returns to its original form a flexible wire
Find another word for flexible. In this page you can discover 79 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for flexible, like: limber, lithe, supple, willowy, plastic, elastic, bending, springy, malleable, ductile and pliable.

Sentence Examples

  • His nature was flexible without being faultily weak.

  • She went up to him and with a swift, flexible, youthful movement dropped on her knees.

  • In order that this may take place, the heated wire must be flexible and must therefore be a single fine wire or a bundle of fine wires.

  • She pulled on the jumper, not expecting it to fit and surprised to find the leather-like material as flexible as spandex.

  • Their body is cylindrical, flexible in every part, covered with smooth or keeled scales, and provided with broad ventral and subcaudal scutes.

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