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Synonyms for plastic
ˈplæs tɪkplas·tic

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Wiktionary0.0 / 0 votes

  1. plasticnoun

    Antonyms:
    elastic, genuine

  2. plasticnoun

    Capable of being moulded; malleable, flexible, pliant.

    Antonyms:
    genuine, elastic

  3. plasticadjective

    Producing tissue.

    Antonyms:
    genuine, elastic

  4. plasticnoun

    A synthetic, thermoplastic, solid, hydrocarbon-based polymer.

    Antonyms:
    elastic, genuine

  5. plasticnoun

    Capable of adapting to varying conditions; characterized by environmental adaptability.

    Antonyms:
    genuine, elastic

  6. plasticnoun

    Of or pertaining to the inelastic, non-brittle, deformation of a material.

    Antonyms:
    elastic, genuine

  7. plasticadjective

    Made of plastic.

    Antonyms:
    genuine, elastic

  8. plasticadjective

    Antonyms:
    genuine, elastic

  9. plasticadjective

    Antonyms:
    elastic, genuine

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms0.0 / 0 votes

  1. plastic

    Synonyms:
    ductile, pliant, yielding, malleable, tractile, flexible

    Antonyms:
    stubborn, unyielding, inert, unmalleable, inflexible, intractile

Princeton's WordNet1.0 / 1 vote

  1. plasticnoun

    generic name for certain synthetic or semisynthetic materials that can be molded or extruded into objects or films or filaments or used for making e.g. coatings and adhesives

    Synonyms:
    charge card, charge plate, credit card

    Antonyms:
    inelastic, destructive, unimpressionable

  2. credit card, charge card, charge plate, plasticadjective

    a card (usually plastic) that assures a seller that the person using it has a satisfactory credit rating and that the issuer will see to it that the seller receives payment for the merchandise delivered

    "do you take plastic?"

    Synonyms:
    charge card, charge plate, credit card

    Antonyms:
    unimpressionable, destructive, inelastic

  3. fictile, moldable, plasticadjective

    capable of being molded or modeled (especially of earth or clay or other soft material)

    "plastic substances such as wax or clay"

    Synonyms:
    moldable, fictile, pliant, pliable, shaping, formative

    Antonyms:
    unimpressionable, inelastic, destructive

  4. plastic, pliantadjective

    capable of being influenced or formed

    "the plastic minds of children"; "a pliant nature"

    Synonyms:
    bendable, waxy, flexible, tractile, moldable, elastic, pliant, ductile, shaping, tensile, malleable, formative, fictile, pliable

    Antonyms:
    inelastic, destructive, unimpressionable

  5. formative, shaping, plasticadjective

    forming or capable of forming or molding or fashioning

    "a formative influence"; "a formative experience"

    Synonyms:
    moldable, fictile, shaping, pliant, formative

    Antonyms:
    inelastic, unimpressionable, destructive

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Editors Contribution0.0 / 0 votes

  1. non-disposable

    Submitted by anonymous on January 28, 2020  

Dictionary of English Synonymes0.0 / 0 votes

  1. plasticadjective

    Synonyms:
    formative

  2. plasticadjective

    Synonyms:
    soft, pliable, easily moulded

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words0.0 / 0 votes

  1. plasticadjective

    Synonyms:
    formative, creative, impressible, fictile

PPDB, the paraphrase database0.0 / 0 votes

  1. List of paraphrases for "plastic":

    plastics, vinyl, plastiques, plastique, aesthetic, rubber, plasticity

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  1. List of known nicknames for "Plastic":

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How to use plastic in a sentence?

  1. Susan Lilly:

    The family stayed warm by running the truck engine and covering with furniture blankets, this morning they wrapped their tennis shoes with shipping plastic to help walk in snow and started walking.

  2. Rudi Hartono:

    Minimizing plastic waste is the most important thing to do, because plastic is difficult to decompose.

  3. Tomas Ekvall:

    There will always be cases where we forget our (reusable) bags at home. We should try not do that but when we do, we need to buy a bag. And if we then have already too many durable bags at home, it would be better from a climate perspective, at least, to buy a single-use paper or plastic bag.

  4. Graham Forbes:

    If they truly want to solve the plastic and climate crisis, Coca-Cola must focus on reducing plastic by doubling its reuse and refill packaging target to 50 % by 2030.

  5. Matt Gordon:

    I ’m a contractor for excavation and all of my equipment on site was vandalized, for the most part, a majority of the people are for the pipeline. Everybody enjoys gasoline and plastic products. The opponents are shielding themselves with Native Americans. Most of the protesters were White.Line 3 has brought back millions of dollars to the reservations.


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