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Flexible

🔄 Synonyms of "Flexible"

15 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

WordDefinition
pliant(figuratively) Easily influenced; tractable.
versatileCapable of doing many things competently.
pliableSoft, flexible, easily bent, formed, shaped, or molded.
elasticnounCapable of stretching; particularly, capable of stretching so as to return to an original shape or size when force is released.
adaptableCapable of adapting or of being adapted.
limbernounFlexible, pliant, bendable.
conciliatoryWilling to conciliate, or to make concessions.
compromisingnounWilling or able to make a compromise.
flexileFlexible; capable of being repeatedly flexed without breaking.
negotiablenounOpen to negotiation or bargaining.
stretched(of the body) extended to full length
double-jointedHaving one or more joints (usually those of the fingers, arms, or legs) able to bend more than is normal; possessing hypermobility of one or more joints.
bendableAble to be bent or flexed or twisted without breaking.
supplenounPliant, flexible, easy to bend.
yieldingnounDocile, or inclined to give way to pressure.

↔️ Antonyms of "Flexible"

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WordDefinition
inflexibleNot willing to change, e.g. one's opinion or habits.
uncompromisingInflexible and unwilling to negotiate or make concessions.

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WordDefinition
bendableAble to be bent or flexed or twisted without breaking.
flexilenounFlexible; capable of being repeatedly flexed without breaking.
pliableSoft, flexible, easily bent, formed, shaped, or molded.
supplePliant, flexible, easy to bend.
limbernounFlexible, pliant, bendable.
pliant(figuratively) Easily influenced; tractable.
double-jointedHaving one or more joints (usually those of the fingers, arms, or legs) able to bend more than is normal; possessing hypermobility of one or more joints.
versatileCapable of doing many things competently.
adaptableCapable of adapting or of being adapted.
yieldingDocile, or inclined to give way to pressure.
compromisingWilling or able to make a compromise.
conciliatoryWilling to conciliate, or to make concessions.
elasticCapable of stretching; particularly, capable of stretching so as to return to an original shape or size when force is released.
negotiableOpen to negotiation or bargaining.
stretched(of the body) extended to full length
flexverb(uncountable) Flexibility, pliancy.
floppyLimp, not hard, firm, or rigid; flexible.
tensilenounCapable of being stretched; ductile.
smoothHaving a texture that lacks friction. Not rough.
extendableCapable of being extended.

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