Supple synonyms and antonyms

sŭp'əl

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malleable
(metaphorical) Flexible, liable to change.
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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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rubber (related)
Any of various synthetic materials having properties that are similar to those of this substance.
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elastic
Readily changed or changing to suit circumstances; adaptable
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limber
Able to bend the body easily; supple; lithe
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submissive
Having or showing a tendency to submit without resistance; docile; yielding
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yielding
Producing a good yield; productive
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agile
Quick and easy of movement; deft and active
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adaptable
The definition of adaptable is someone or something that can be conformed to fit different situations.
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complacent
Satisfied with the current situation and unconcerned with changing it, often to the point of smugness:
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compliant
The definition of compliant is obeying.
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graceful
Having grace, or beauty of form, composition, movement, or expression; elegant
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gracile
Graceful or gracefully slender.
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lissom
Alternative form of lissome.
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lissome
Easily bent; supple.
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lithe
Readily bent; supple:
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lithe. flexible
Capable of adapting or being adapted
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obsequious
Full of or exhibiting servile compliance; fawning.
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plastic
Made of a plastic or plastics:
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pliable
Capable of being changed or adjusted to meet particular or varied needs:
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resilient
Capable of returning to an original shape or position, as after having been compressed.
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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
That can be stretched; elastic
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versatile
The definition of versatile is having many uses.
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gracility
The property or condition of being gracile.
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lissomeness
The quality of being lissome.
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suppleness
The quality of being supple; litheness.
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rigid (antonym)
The definition of rigid is a person or thing that is stiff, doesn't bend or doesn't move.
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stiff (antonym)
Difficult to do or deal with
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inflexible (antonym)
Not easily bent; stiff or rigid.
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hard (antonym)
Using or based on data that are readily quantified or verified:
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ductile
Molded easily into a new form.
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flexile
Capable of being repeatedly flexed without breaking
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flexuous
Winding or wavering
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moldable
Alternative spelling of mouldable.
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workable
Capable of functioning.
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impressionable
Capable of receiving an impression:
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suggestible
Readily influenced by suggestion:
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adaptive
Able to adapt
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adjustable
Capable of being adjusted
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biddable
Ready to do as bidden; obedient
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conformable
(Geology) Of, relating to, or being rock or sediment strata that were deposited either adjacent to each other or in vertical sequence without interruption by a disruptive or altering process such as erosion or folding.
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docile
Ready to accept instruction or direction.
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obedient
Willing to comply with the commands, orders, or instructions of those in authority.
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tractable
The definition of tractable is someone or something easy to manage, control or handle.
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change (related)
Capable of adapting or being adapted
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resist (related)
Willing to carry out the wishes of others
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slender
Having a slim, trim figure
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svelte
Slender or graceful in figure or outline; slim.
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sylphlike
Of or pertaining to a sylph
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silky (related)
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taut (related)
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nimble (related)
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bendable
Able to be bent or flexed or twisted without breaking.
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  • The man was much more supple than his age would suggest.

  • Natasha rose slowly and carefully, crossed herself, and stepped cautiously on the cold and dirty floor with her slim, supple, bare feet.

  • Jessi's body was supple and relaxed in his arms, her gray eyes wide and her features flushed.

  • The movement of the balls will keep the glove supple.

  • In Milan he helped to place Lodovico it Moro in power in 1479, but he reaped less from this supple tyrant than he had expected.

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