What is another word for elastic?
Synonyms for elastic
ɪˈlæs tɪkelas·tic
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Wiktionary
elasticadjective
Synonyms:
stretchy, stretchableelasticadjective
Capable of stretching; particularly, capable of stretching so as to return to an original shape or size when force is released.
Running shorts use elastic to eliminate the need for a belt.
Synonyms:
stretchable, stretchyelasticadjective
An elastic band.
elastic band
Synonyms:
stretchy, stretchableelasticadjective
Of clothing, elasticated.
Synonyms:
stretchy, stretchableelasticadjective
Sensitive to changes in price.
Demand for entertainment is more elastic than demand for energy.
Synonyms:
stretchy, stretchable
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
elastic
Synonyms:
ductile, extensile, alterable, resilient, modifiable, flexible, buoyant, springyAntonyms:
tough, unchangeable, rigid, inflexible, inelastic, crystallized, dull, inert
Princeton's WordNet
rubber band, elastic band, elasticnoun
a narrow band of elastic rubber used to hold things (such as papers) together
Synonyms:
rubber band, elastic bandAntonyms:
nonresilient, dead, inelastic, unadaptable, springlesselasticadjective
a fabric made of yarns containing an elastic material
Synonyms:
rubber band, elastic bandAntonyms:
inelastic, springless, dead, nonresilient, unadaptableelasticadjective
capable of resuming original shape after stretching or compression; springy
"an elastic band"; "a youthful and elastic walk"
Synonyms:
pliant, flexible, pliableAntonyms:
springless, dead, nonresilient, unadaptable, inelasticelastic, 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, flexible, tractile, waxy, pliant, ductile, compromising, tensile, whippy, malleable, flexile, fictile, plastic, pliableAntonyms:
dead, nonresilient, springless, unadaptable, inelastic
Editors Contribution
hair tie
as most know, the hair tie, is indeed, elastic.
"aww, my elastic broke!"
Submitted by rinat on September 3, 2019
Dictionary of English Synonymes
elasticadjective
Synonyms:
springy, rebounding, resilient, recoiling
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
elasticadjective
Synonyms:
resilient, springy, extensible, ductile, rebounding, tensible
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "elastic":
compressible, elasticity, snap, bungee, stretchy, bouncy, resilient, inelastic, stretch, yield
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#2272 | plastic | |
#3722 | flexible | |
#4557 | yield | |
#5572 | stretch | |
#7321 | snap | |
#11130 | elastic | |
#22316 | elasticity | |
#23063 | bouncy | |
#24283 | resilient | |
#25117 | tensile | |
#25632 | compromising | |
#35473 | bungee | |
#41028 | buoyant | |
#41985 | inelastic | |
#47903 | stretchy | |
#49824 | ductile | |
#54519 | waxy | |
#57458 | malleable | |
#57879 | pliable | |
#58809 | compressible | |
#60382 | modifiable | |
#78984 | conciliatory | |
#86641 | bendable | |
#89266 | pliant | |
#95208 | springy | |
#95540 | stretchable | |
#209992 | alterable | |
#237040 | whippy |
How to use elastic in a sentence?
We envision as the headsets get lighter and the technology gets better, you’ll be able to be in a Zumba class at home, the average person will go into a store, buy a piece of elastic casing, put it on their phone, and download the class.
If the day and the night are such that you greet them with with joy, and life emits a fragrance like flowers and sweet-scented herbs, more elastic, more starry, more immortal--that is your success.
The fascinating thing for us to bring home to Romania was bubble gum, coloured socks and coloured hair clips. These were things we did n’t have in Romania at the time, we only had white socks in Romania. But when I used to come back from the States, I used to bring back pink and yellow socks with all kind of designs, and hair clips and elastic bands for the ponytail that had colourful designs.
If a voter has more than one bona fide residence, she or he can choose from which one to register and vote. And the law is sufficiently elastic to allow the voter to switch voting residences back and forth — but of course they can't vote more than once in an election.
The nice thing about air travel is that lower fares stimulate demand. It is nicely elastic in that way.
Translations for elastic
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- еластичен, ластик, ластиченBulgarian
- elàsticCatalan, Valencian
- pružnýCzech
- elastiskDanish
- dehnbar, elastischGerman
- elásticoSpanish
- ارتجاعی, کشسان, الاستیکPersian
- joustava, elastinenFinnish
- élastiqueFrench
- leaisteachIrish
- lastaigScottish Gaelic
- so-lhoobeyManx
- लोचदारHindi
- elastico, elasticaItalian
- エラスティックJapanese
- elastiekenDutch
- elastisk, priselastisk, strekkbarNorwegian
- elásticoPortuguese
- elasticRomanian
- эластичный, гибкийRussian
- மீள்Tamil
- సాగేTelugu
- elastikTurkish
- еластичнийUkrainian
- đàn hồiVietnamese
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