plastic
[adjective]
Synonyms:
- manageable, docile, malleable, pliable, receptive, responsive, tractable
- pliant, ductile, flexible, mouldable, pliable, soft, supple

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Contrasted words: inflexible, rigid, stiff, accepted, customary, prevailing, set, standard, wonted
Related Words: elastic, flexible, resilient, supple, workable, impressionable, influenceable, suggestible, susceptible, amenable, bending, giving, tractable, yielding

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

I. plas‧tic¹ S2 W2 /ˈplæstɪk/ noun

1. [uncountable and countable] a light strong material that is produced by a chemical process, and which can be made into different shapes when it is soft:
children’s toys made of plastic
the plastics industry

2. [uncountable] informal small plastic cards that are used to pay for things instead of money Synonym : credit cards:
‘I haven’t got any cash.’ ‘Don’t worry, I’ll stick it on the plastic (=pay for it using a credit card).’
Do they take plastic? (=can you pay using a credit card?)

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

II. plastic² adjective
[Date: 1500-1600; Language: Latin; Origin: plasticus 'of shaping', from Greek plastikos, from plassein 'to shape, form, plaster']

1. made of plastic:
a plastic spoon
plastic bags

2. technical a plastic substance can be formed into many different shapes and keeps the shape it is formed into until someone changes it

3. something that is plastic looks or tastes artificial or not natural:
plastic food
I hate that plastic smile of hers.

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

plastic
noun
ADJ. heavy-duty, reinforced, strong, sturdy, tough | thin | flexible | rigid | moulded | clear, see-through, transparent | shiny | biodegradable | foam | sticky-backed
VERB + PLASTIC make, manufacture, produce | recycle | make/mould sth from/in/(out) of dashboards moulded in plastic
cover sth with, wrap sth in

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