Synonyms for resilient
rɪˈzɪl yəntre·silient

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1. resilientadjective

   Synonyms:
   flexible, bendable, strong

   Antonyms:
   brittle, fragile

2. resilientadjective

   Able to endure tribulation without cracking.

   Synonyms:
   strong, bendable, flexible

   Antonyms:
   fragile, brittle

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1. resilientadjective

   recovering readily from adversity, depression, or the like

   Synonyms:
   springy, lively, bouncy, live

   Antonyms:
   inelastic, spiritless

2. bouncy, live, lively, resilient, springyadjective

   elastic; rebounds readily

   "clean bouncy hair"; "a lively tennis ball"; "as resilient as seasoned hickory"; "springy turf"

   Synonyms:
   spirited, hot, spanking, live, lively, full of life, alive(p), bouncy, snappy, vital, brisk, racy, rattling, peppy, merry, alive, unrecorded, zippy, bouncing, springy, live(a), alert

   Antonyms:
   spiritless, inelastic

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1. resilientadjective

   Synonyms:
   rebounding, recoiling, elastic, springy

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1. List of paraphrases for "resilient":

   resistant, elastic, resilience, flexible, resistive, hard-wearing, sturdy, rugged, robust, adaptable, adaptive

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1. John Gabrieli:

   Obviously the children that go on to depression the more we can identify them well the more we are hopeful that we can get preventive treatments going. Not waiting for them to be suffering but helping them beforehand, so we want to learn both to identify early children who are at true risk, help them before they struggle and learn from those that are resilient what is different about them because that might be a hint about how to help the children that are not resilient.

2. Michael Berumen:

   The question is : If we can identify the' supermom' and' superdad' corals, can we create' superbabies' that will be more resilient to stressful conditions ?

3. Rob Lee:

   Everybody is vulnerable, we are going to experience attacks. The real question is how we're going to be more responsive and more resilient in the face of those attacks so that the consequence doesn't impact our daily lives.

4. The Washington Post:

   Donald Trump has proved remarkably resilient, getting past controversies that might have sunk other candidates.

5. Mac McClung:

   The crowd was really amazing tonight, it was a blessing. It’s really cool man. I mean I’ll be able to tell my kids and brag about it one day. But yeah, the goal is to play in the NBA. I’m gonna keep working every day. I’m very hungry and I’m resilient so I’m gonna keep working.