Antonyms for in elastic
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : in-i-las-tik |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˌɪn ɪˈlæs tɪk |
- alterable
- bendable
- bending
- broken
- calm
- casual
- changeable
- durable
- easy
- elastic
- facile
- firm
- flexible
- gentle
- graceful
- imprecise
- indefinite
- inexact
- informal
- irresolute
- lenient
- limber
- loose
- mild
- moderate
- moveable
- moving
- nice
- normal
- pliable
- pliant
- reasonable
- relaxed
- resilient
- slack
- soft
- supple
- taut
- tight
- tolerant
- unbreakable
- unfixed
- unreliable
- unsettled
- unstable
- vulnerable
- wavering
- weak
- willing
- wobbly
- yielding
Definition of in elastic
Origin :- 1748, from in- (1) "not, opposite of" + elastic. Figurative use attested by 1867.
- As in inflexible : adj hardened, stiff
- As in rigid : adj stiff, strict, severe
- As in stiff : adj hard, inflexible
- As in unbending : adj rigid, tough
- As in brittle : adj fragile
- As in inelastic : adj unflexible
- As in incompressible : adj firm
- As in firm : adj inflexible
- As in flaccid : adj drooping
Synonyms for in elastic
- adamant
- adamantine
- aloof
- annealed
- arthritic
- austere
- benumbed
- breakable
- brittle
- buckram
- bullheaded
- cemented
- changeless
- chilled
- chiseled
- close
- close-grained
- compact
- compressed
- concentrated
- concrete
- condensed
- congealed
- contracted
- creaky
- crisp
- crumbling
- crumbly
- dead set
- debilitated
- definite
- delicate
- dense
- determined
- distant
- do or die
- dug in
- emasculated
- enervated
- enfeebled
- exact
- fine-grained
- firm
- fixed
- flabby
- flimsy
- formal
- frail
- frangible
- friable
- frozen
- graceless
- hard
- hard as nails
- hard-line
- hardened
- harsh
- heavy
- hold one's ground
- hold the fort
- hold the line
- immalleable
- impenetrable
- impermeable
- impervious
- impliable
- incompliant
- inductile
- indurate
- inelastic
- inexorable
- inextensible
- inflexible
- intractable
- intransigent
- invariable
- irresilient
- jelled
- lax
- limp
- locked in
- loose
- mechanical
- nerveless
- nonflexible
- nonporous
- numbed
- obdurate
- obstinate
- ossified
- petrified
- quaggy
- refractory
- relentless
- reserved
- resistant
- resolute
- rheumatic
- rigid
- rigorous
- sapped
- set
- set in stone
- severe
- shatterable
- shivery
- single-minded
- slack
- soft
- solid
- solidified
- stable
- standing one's ground
- standing pat
- starched
- starchy
- stark
- static
- steely
- stern
- sticking to one's guns
- stiff
- stiff as a board
- stony
- strait-laced
- strict
- stringent
- stubborn
- sturdy
- substantial
- taut
- tense
- thick
- thickened
- tight
- tough
- tough nut to crack
- unadaptable
- unalterable
- unbending
- unbreakable
- unchanging
- uncompromising
- undeviating
- unflexible
- ungraceful
- unmoving
- unpermissive
- unrelenting
- unsupple
- unswayable
- unyielding
- uptight
- vitreous
- weak
- weakened
- wooden
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