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 Synonyms for pliable  

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Synonyms, Thesaurus & Antonyms of 'pliable' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (adj) fictile, pliable
susceptible to being led or directed
Synonyms: bendable, flexible, tractile, moldable, elastic, pliant, ductile, plastic, waxy, tensile, malleable, fictile, pliable
Antonyms: unformed, insusceptible, inflexible, unsusceptible, unadaptable

2. (adj) ductile, malleable, pliable, pliant, tensile, tractile
capable of being shaped or bent or drawn out
Synonyms: bendable, flexible, tractile, elastic, pliant, ductile, plastic, waxy, tensile, malleable, fictile, pliable
Antonyms: unformed, unsusceptible, inflexible, unadaptable, insusceptible

3. (adj) elastic, flexible, pliable, pliant
able to adjust readily to different conditions
Synonyms: conciliatory, bendable, flexible, tractile, waxy, elastic, pliant, ductile, compromising, tensile, whippy, malleable, flexile, fictile, plastic, pliable
Antonyms: insusceptible, unadaptable, unsusceptible, inflexible, unformed

4. (adj) bendable, pliable, pliant, waxy
capable of being bent or flexed or twisted without breaking
Synonyms: impressionable, bendable, waxlike, flexible, tractile, waxen, elastic, impressible, pliant, ductile, plastic, waxy, tensile, malleable, fictile, pliable
Antonyms: insusceptible, unsusceptible, inflexible, unformed, unadaptable


Synonyms, Thesaurus & Antonyms of 'pliable' English Synonyms and Antonyms 

1. pliable
One who is docile is easily taught; one who is tractable is easily led; one who is pliant is easily bent in any direction; compliant represents one as inclined or persuaded to agreement with
Synonyms: docile, amenable, manageable, pliant, teachable, compliant, obedient, submissive, tractable, gentle, pliable, tame, yielding
Antonyms: determined, inflexible, opinionated, self-willed, wilful, dogged, intractable, resolute, stubborn, unyielding, firm, obstinate


'pliable' - Nearby Entries  

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