malleable

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of MALLEABLE

capable of being easily molded or modeled <malleable cookie dough>

Synonyms malleable, moldable, shapable (or shapeable), waxy

Related Words adaptable; bendable, bendy [chiefly British], ductile, pliable, pliant, supple, waxen, willowy; elastic, flexible, flexile, limber, resilient, workable; bending, giving, kneadable, tractable, yielding

Near Antonyms inflexible, intractable, rigid, stiff

capable of being readily changed <the cult leader took advantage of the malleable, compliant personalities of his followers>

Synonyms adaptable, adjustable, alterable, changeable, elastic, fluid, malleable, modifiable, pliable, variable

Related Words changing, fluctuating, inconstant, labile, unstable, unsteady, varying, versatile

Near Antonyms constant, stable, steady, unchanging, uniform, unvarying

Antonyms established, fixed, immutable, inelastic, inflexible, invariable, nonmalleable, ramrod, set, unadaptable, unalterable, unbudgeable, unchangeable

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