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Synonyms for flexible
ˈflɛk sə bəlflex·i·ble
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Princeton's WordNet
flexibleadjective
capable of being changed
"flexible schedules"
Synonyms:
compromising, flexile, whippy, elastic, pliant, pliable, conciliatoryAntonyms:
unadaptable, adamantine, stiff, inexorable, rock-ribbed, adamant, inelastic, ossified, ironclad, intransigent, die-hard(a), fossilised, hard-core, inflexible, muscle-bound, rigid, brassbound, semirigid, fossilizedflexible, flexileadjective
able to flex; able to bend easily
"slim flexible birches"
Synonyms:
conciliatory, elastic, pliant, compromising, whippy, flexile, pliableAntonyms:
muscle-bound, ossified, fossilised, inelastic, stiff, semirigid, fossilized, inflexible, brassbound, adamant, ironclad, intransigent, rock-ribbed, adamantine, rigid, unadaptable, inexorable, hard-core, die-hard(a)elastic, flexible, pliable, pliantadjective
able to adjust readily to different conditions
"an adaptable person"; "a flexible personality"; "an elastic clause in a contract"
Synonyms:
conciliatory, bendable, tractile, waxy, elastic, pliant, ductile, compromising, tensile, whippy, malleable, flexile, fictile, plastic, pliableAntonyms:
inflexible, ironclad, hard-core, fossilised, semirigid, unadaptable, rock-ribbed, intransigent, rigid, die-hard(a), stiff, adamant, brassbound, ossified, muscle-bound, adamantine, inelastic, fossilized, inexorableflexible, whippyadjective
bending and snapping back readily without breaking
Synonyms:
conciliatory, elastic, pliant, compromising, whippy, flexile, pliableAntonyms:
fossilized, inelastic, adamantine, intransigent, inexorable, rock-ribbed, unadaptable, brassbound, fossilised, muscle-bound, inflexible, rigid, ossified, stiff, semirigid, die-hard(a), adamant, ironclad, hard-corecompromising, conciliatory, flexibleadjective
making or willing to make concessions
"loneliness tore through him...whenever he thought of...even the compromising Louis du Tillet"
Synonyms:
conciliatory, conciliative, whippy, elastic, pliant, compromising, flexile, pliableAntonyms:
fossilised, semirigid, rock-ribbed, intransigent, adamant, inflexible, muscle-bound, brassbound, ossified, ironclad, fossilized, stiff, inelastic, inexorable, adamantine, unadaptable, hard-core, rigid, die-hard(a)
Editors Contribution
yieldable
Submitted by rinat on September 16, 2019
Dictionary of English Synonymes
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
flexibleadjective
Synonyms:
pliable, supple, flexile, pliant, lithe, limber, compliant, yieldingAntonyms:
inflexible, incompliant
Concise Medical Dictionary, by Joseph C Segen, MD
flexible
Synonyms:
Flexile
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#3880 | smooth | |
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#8390 | floppy | |
#9114 | flex | |
#9231 | adaptive | |
#10434 | versatile | |
#11038 | responsive | |
#11130 | elastic | |
#18644 | agile | |
#18856 | yielding | |
#24283 | resilient | |
#25117 | tensile | |
#25485 | adaptable | |
#25632 | compromising | |
#29634 | supple | |
#41963 | indulgent | |
#44422 | nimble | |
#49824 | ductile | |
#50129 | flexibly | |
#54519 | waxy | |
#57458 | malleable | |
#57879 | pliable | |
#78984 | conciliatory | |
#83606 | lithe | |
#86641 | bendable | |
#89266 | pliant | |
#237040 | whippy |
How to use flexible in a sentence?
People have problems on Earth, on orbit, we are one crew, and I think ISS is like a symbol of the friendship, cooperation( and) our flexible future of exploration of space. Thank you very much, my crew members. You are like my space brothers and space sister.
We will be stronger and more flexible under our new business model, and see exciting opportunities to grow significantly in terms of numbers of trading teams and assets under management, the new model provides the opportunity to create significant value for our partners, our traders and our staff, due to a step-change in our profitability. It will also allow us to enhance further our ability to attract the highest quality investment talent in markets across the globe.
The portfolio we are acquiring has deep, long-term potential and fits well with our patient and flexible capital.
It's different from ethnic costumes like the kimono and hanbok, as cheongsam has a highly flexible design, elements like dress length, different materials and different levels of complexity make dresses suitable for a variety of occasions.
We want to encourage everyone to just be flexible, because that's actually what the science requires, the reality is, there are a lot of variables at play.
Translations for flexible
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- مرنArabic
- esnekAzerbaijani
- податлив, приспособяващ се, гъвкавBulgarian
- flexibleCatalan, Valencian
- ohebnýCzech
- fleksibel, smidig, føjeligDanish
- elastisch, nachgiebig, weich, flexibel, dehnbar, fügsam, biegsamGerman
- ευέλικτος, εύκαμπτοςGreek
- flekseblaEsperanto
- flexibleSpanish
- paindlikEstonian
- joustavaFinnish
- maléable, flexibleFrench
- solúbtha, aclaíIrish
- lùbachScottish Gaelic
- flexíbel, flexibleGalician
- so-lhoobeyManx
- लचीलाHindi
- rugalmas, alkalmazkodó, hajlékonyHungarian
- ճկուն, զիջողArmenian
- sveigjanlegurIcelandic
- flessibile, pieghevoleItalian
- 柔軟なJapanese
- អាចបត់បែនបានKhmer
- ಹೊಂದಿಕೊಳ್ಳುವKannada
- flexibilisLatin
- buigzaam, flexibelDutch
- fleksibelNorwegian
- ନମନୀୟOriya
- flexívelPortuguese
- flexibilRomanian
- гибкий, покладистыйRussian
- flexibel, böjbarSwedish
- esneklik, elastikTurkish
- Linh hoạtVietnamese
- 灵活Chinese
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