Antonyms for resilient
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : ri-zil-yuhnt, -zil-ee-uhnt |
| Phonetic Transcription : rɪˈzɪl yənt, -ˈzɪl i ənt |
Definition of resilient
Origin :- 1640s, "springing back," from Latin resilientem "inclined to leap or spring back," present participle of resilire (see resilience). Figuratively, of persons, from 1830. Related: Resiliently.
- adj bouncy, flexible
- Octavia's resilient flesh crawled and quivered at her memories.
- Extract from : « The Devil in Iron » by Robert E. Howard
- They are a dangerous, tenacious, resilient, ruthless and unrelenting foe to have.
- Extract from : « After the Rain » by Sam Vaknin
- The wire for this purpose should be annealed, and not resilient.
- Extract from : « Cooley's Practical Receipts, Volume II » by Arnold Cooley
- Another group was schooled in bending the resilient but tough hickory.
- Extract from : « My Attainment of the Pole » by Frederick A. Cook
- The bed was clearly a good bed, resilient, softly garnished.
- Extract from : « The Price of Love » by Arnold Bennett
- She went by with her quick and resilient tread, her cheek royally red.
- Extract from : « The Purple Heights » by Marie Conway Oemler
- Resilient youth, like a coiled spring that has been loosed, was off with a bound.
- Extract from : « Mavericks » by William MacLeod Raine
- Did not resilient bones tell the tale of brutes viler than men?
- Extract from : « Visionaries » by James Huneker
- The road, hard and free from dust, echoed the resilient hoof-falls of our beasts.
- Extract from : « Visionaries » by James Huneker
- He had still to learn what an adaptable, resilient organism man is.
- Extract from : « Burned Bridges » by Bertrand W. Sinclair
Synonyms for resilient
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