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Pliable

🔄 Synonyms of "Pliable"

12 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
pliant	(figuratively) Easily influenced; tractable.
susceptiblenoun	Likely to be affected by something.
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.
flexiblenoun	Capable of adapting or changing to suit new or modified conditions or situations.
elasticnoun	Capable of stretching; particularly, capable of stretching so as to return to an original shape or size when force is released.
adaptable	Capable of adapting or of being adapted.
tensile	Capable of being stretched; ductile.
fictile	(pottery) Of or relating to earthenware
flexile	Flexible; capable of being repeatedly flexed without breaking.
ductile	Capable of being pulled or stretched into thin wire by mechanical force without breaking.
tractile	Capable of being drawn or stretched out in length.
bendable	Able to be bent or flexed or twisted without breaking.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Pliable"

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Word	Definition
flexible	Capable of adapting or changing to suit new or modified conditions or situations.
flexilenoun	Flexible; capable of being repeatedly flexed without breaking.
bendable	Able to be bent or flexed or twisted without breaking.
pliant	(figuratively) Easily influenced; tractable.
ductile	Capable of being pulled or stretched into thin wire by mechanical force without breaking.
tensilenoun	Capable of being stretched; ductile.
tractilenoun	Capable of being drawn or stretched out in length.
fictilenoun	(pottery) Of or relating to earthenware
adaptable	Capable of adapting or of being adapted.
susceptible	Likely to be affected by something.
malleablenoun	Able to be hammered into thin sheets; capable of being extended or shaped by beating with a hammer, or by the pressure of rollers.
elastic	Capable of stretching; particularly, capable of stretching so as to return to an original shape or size when force is released.
supple	Pliant, flexible, easy to bend.
flexverb	(uncountable) Flexibility, pliancy.
agile	(chiefly software engineering) Of or relating to agile software development, a technique for iterative and incremental development of software involving collaboration between teams.
soft	Easily giving way under pressure.
responsive	Answering, replying or responding
plasticnoun	A synthetic, solid, hydrocarbon-based polymer, whether thermoplastic or thermosetting.
formable	Able to be formed.
limbernoun	(military) A two-wheeled vehicle to which a wheeled artillery piece or caisson may be attached for transport.