flexible[adjective]Synonyms:- pliable, elastic, lithe, plastic, pliant, springy, stretchy, supple
- adaptable, adjustable, discretionary, open, variable
Antonyms: inflexible
Contrasted words: brittle, crisp, fragile, frangible, firm, hard, rigid, stiff, unyielding, wooden, intractable, recalcitrant, refractory, ungovernable, callous, hardened, indurated
Related Words: amenable,
docile,
manageable,
tractable,
acquiescent,
compliant [TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
flex‧i‧ble AC /ˈfleksəb
əl, ˈfleksɪb
əl/
adjective [
Word Family: noun:
flexibility ≠
inflexibility;
adverb:
flexibly ≠
inflexibly;
adjective:
flexible ≠
inflexible]
[
Date: 1400-1500;
Language: Latin;
Origin: flexibilis, from flexus, past participle of flectere 'to bend']
1. a person, plan etc that is flexible can change or be changed easily to suit any new situation
Antonym : inflexible:
We can be flexible about your starting date.extremely/highly/fairly etc flexible Our new computer software is extremely flexible. The government needs a more flexible approach to education.2. something that is flexible can bend or be bent easily
Antonym : rigid:
shoes with flexible rubber soles—flexibly adverb [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲