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Synonyms for bendy

  • adjective

Most common

twisted twisty tortuous sinuous flexible pliable lithe jointed

Synonyms by meaning

Adjective

1. Twisty — containing many bends and twists

twisty, twisted, sinuous, tortuous, windy, winding

2. Flexible — having the ability to be bent easily

flexible, pliable, supple, bowable dated

3. Lithe — of a person, flexible; having the ability to bend easily; resilient

lithe, limber, lissome US, lissom UK

4. Jointed — articulated

jointed, articulated

Antonyms

rigid, irrefragable

All antonyms of bendy →

Definitions

  1. adj. 1

    Having the ability to be bent easily.

    Bendy rulers are far more fun than the wooden ones.

  2. adj. 2

    Of a person, flexible; having the ability to bend easily; resilient.

  3. adj. 3

    Containing many bends and twists.

  4. adj. 4

    Articulated.

Related words

Word family
bendiness
Phrases
bendy bus

Example sentences

  • twisted Is the world more twisted this morning than usual?
  • twisty You are in a maze of twisty little passages, all alike.
  • tortuous The five-year civil war has seen plenty of tortuous battlefield ups and downs.
  • sinuous The hikers followed a sinuous path that twisted through the forest.
  • flexible I suggest we adopt flexible tactics for the moment.
  • pliable Facts are stubborn things, but statistics are pliable.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
bendyrising
twistedrising
twistyrising
tortuoussteady
sinuoussteady
flexiblesteady

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

5 letters
windy2, lithe1
6 letters
supple2, twisty2, limber2, lissom
7 letters
twisted2, winding2, pliable3, jointed2, sinuous2, lissome, bowable
8 letters
flexible3, tortuous3
11 letters
articulated5

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (windy2 = 2 syllables).