Antonyms for elastic
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : ih-las-tik |
| Phonetic Transcription : ɪˈlæs tɪk |
Definition of elastic
Origin :- 1650s, coined in French (1650s) as a scientific term to describe gases, from Modern Latin elasticus, from Greek elastos "ductile, flexible," related to elaunein "to strike, beat out," of uncertain origin. Applied to solids from 1670s. Figurative use by 1859. The noun, "cord or string woven with rubber," is 1847, American English.
- adj pliant, rubbery
- adj adaptable, tolerant
- No elastic or steel bands around the body or between the legs.
- Extract from : « The Mayflower, January, 1905 » by Various
- There is no limit to this kind of application of so elastic a theory.
- Extract from : « Storyology » by Benjamin Taylor
- It was heavy, rubbery, and elastic, stretching readily as he pulled it.
- Extract from : « The Einstein See-Saw » by Miles John Breuer
- It is hard like metal and as elastic as pure original gum elastic.
- Extract from : « The Age of Invention » by Holland Thompson
- Sporangia plane, umbilicate, attached to the wall by an elastic cord.
- Extract from : « The Mushroom, Edible and Otherwise » by M. E. Hard
- The elastic's all worn loose and it's li'ble to drop into your tea or anywheres else.
- Extract from : « Thankful's Inheritance » by Joseph C. Lincoln
- Look at their beloved bellies, so smooth, so elastic, so resonant!
- Extract from : « Melomaniacs » by James Huneker
- Knead this dough until it is soft and elastic, and free from stickiness.
- Extract from : « Sandwiches » by Sarah Tyson Heston Rorer
- Then, drawing it out, a convex slit was shown in the elastic turf.
- Extract from : « The Boy Settlers » by Noah Brooks
- Her step, once bounding and elastic, became slow and uncertain.
- Extract from : « Roland Cashel » by Charles James Lever
Synonyms for elastic
- accommodating
- adaptable
- adjustable
- airy
- animated
- bouncy
- buoyant
- complaisant
- compliant
- ductile
- ebullient
- effervescent
- expansive
- extendible
- extensible
- flexible
- gay
- high-spirited
- irrepressible
- limber
- lithe
- lively
- malleable
- moldable
- plastic
- pliable
- recuperative
- resilient
- rubberlike
- soaring
- spirited
- sprightly
- springy
- stretchable
- stretchy
- supple
- tempered
- variable
- vivacious
- volatile
- yielding
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