Synonyms for flexible
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : flek-suh-buhl |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈflɛk sə bəl |
Top 10 synonyms for flexible Other synonyms for the word flexible
- discretionary
- docile
- ductile
- elastic
- extensible
- extensile
- formable
- formative
- gentle
- going every which way
- hanging loose
- impressionable
- like putty
- like putty in hands
- limber
- lithe
- manageable
- moldable
- open
- plastic
- pliant
- rolling with punches
- spongy
- springy
- stretch
- stretchable
- stretchy
- supple
- tensile
- tractable
- tractile
- variable
- whippy
- willowy
- yielding
Définition of flexible
Origin :- early 15c., from Middle French flexible or directly from Latin flexibilis "that may be bent, pliant, flexible, yielding;" figuratively "tractable, inconstant," from flexus, past participle of flectere "to bend," of uncertain origin. Related: Flexibly.
- adj pliable, bendable
- adj adaptable, responsive
- The Assistant Commissioner had stood up also, slender and flexible.
- Extract from : « The Secret Agent » by Joseph Conrad
- She had a long, flexible white neck, and the pose of her head was charming.
- Extract from : « My Double Life » by Sarah Bernhardt
- She was very straight, very tall, and not at all flexible in face or figure.
- Extract from : « Life And Adventures Of Martin Chuzzlewit » by Charles Dickens
- Every part of the frame must be flexible, but perfectly ready for action.
- Extract from : « The Young Lady's Equestrian Manual » by Anonymous
- You know, perhaps, the sting of a flexible bamboo cane when it is whole.
- Extract from : « Captain Blood » by Rafael Sabatini
- Not that, as some think, a horse with flexible legs will necessarily be able to rear his body.
- Extract from : « On Horsemanship » by Xenophon
- To explain what is meant by flexible and stiff as applied to a bit, we will describe the matter.
- Extract from : « On Horsemanship » by Xenophon
- But, whatever the type of bit may be, let it in any case be flexible.
- Extract from : « On Horsemanship » by Xenophon
- Moreover the wrist moved readily and the fingers were as flexible as before.
- Extract from : « The Paliser case » by Edgar Saltus
- The alertness of the "flexible tiger" is shown in rapid flights by the strings.
- Extract from : « The Standard Oratorios » by George P. Upton
Antonyms for flexible
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