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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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#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 | |
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How to use flexible in a sentence?
If we measure ourselves by how much we stick to the plan, that's not good for motivation, there's a fine line between keeping structure and keeping your to-do list and also being very flexible. Because things change and they change on a daily basis.
Thank you so much, everybody, thank you, tonight's show was all about being flexible, rolling with the punches, and making the best out of even the worst circumstances. And that resilience shouldn't end here. Let's bring that into the New Year with us.
We opened up more locations for them to vote, more times to vote, more flexible times.
For the (Chinese) national oil companies (NOCs), reselling internationally at a loss is politically problematic as the government would prefer they sold domestically at a loss, so the best option for the NOCs at this point is to try to renegotiate contracts and make them more flexible, or cheaper.
Most companies are expecting that today, they know in order to win the best candidates who are busy and highly sought after that they need to be flexible.
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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