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flexible
adjective
Synonyms and Antonyms of FLEXIBLE
1
capable of being readily changed <fortunately, that working mother has a very flexible schedule for her office job>
Synonyms adaptable, adjustable, alterable, changeable, elastic, fluid, malleable, modifiable, pliable, variable
Antonyms established, fixed, immutable, inelastic, inflexible, invariable, nonmalleable, ramrod, set, unadaptable, unalterable, unbudgeable, unchangeable
2
not bound by rigid standards <parents with a flexible attitude when it comes to the children's bedtime>
Related Words careless, derelict, heedless, irresponsible, lazy, neglectful, negligent, remiss, slipshod, sloppy, sloven, slovenly, unfussy
Near Antonyms constrained, restrained, restricted, tight; careful, conscientious, exact, fussy, meticulous, painstaking, punctilious, scrupulous; implacable, inflexible
3
able to bend easily without breaking <the tent was held up by crisscrossing flexible rods threaded through the top>
Synonyms bendy [chiefly British], flexible, limber, lissome (also lissom), lithe, lithesome, pliable, pliant, supple
4
able to revert to original size and shape after being stretched, squeezed, or twisted <used a flexible plastic for the toy>
Synonyms bouncy, flexible, resilient, rubberlike, rubbery, springy, stretch, stretchable, stretchy, supple, whippy
Related Words adaptable, ductile, kneadable, malleable, moldable, plastic, pliable, pliant; limber, lissome (also lissom), lithe, lithesome, willowy
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