Synonyms for elastic
- adjective
Synonyms by meaning
Adjective
1. Springy — springy; bouncy; vivacious
springy, resilient, flexible, pliable, supple, ductile, moldable, pliant, bouncy, adaptable, lively, lithe, whippy, fictile, malleable, bendable, yielding, limber, flexile, lithesome, tractile
2. Stretchy
stretchy, stretchable, extensible, rubbery, expandable, expansible, rubberlike, expansile, extensile
Definitions
- adj. 1
springy; bouncy; vivacious
- adj. 2
Capable of stretching; particularly, capable of stretching so as to return to an original shape or size when force is released.
The rope is somewhat elastic, so expect it to give when you pull on it.
Related words
- Word family
- elastane elastically elasticity elasticness
- Phrases
- elastic band gum elastic hair elastic
Example sentences
- flexible I suggest we adopt flexible tactics for the moment.
- resilient The banking sector remained resilient to shocks.
- pliable Facts are stubborn things, but statistics are pliable.
- springy The astroturf feels springy under your feet.
- stretchy The cheese is very stretchy.
By length
- 5 letters
- lithe1
- 6 letters
- lively2, bouncy2, supple2, limber2, pliant2, whippy
- 7 letters
- buoyant2, pliable3, rubbery3, springy, ductile2, flexile, fictile
- 8 letters
- flexible3, yielding2, stretchy, bendable, moldable3, tractile, renitent
- 9 letters
- resilient3, adaptable4, malleable4, lithesome, expansile, extensile
- 10 letters
- expandable4, extensible, expansible, rubberlike
- 11 letters
- stretchable
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (lively2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- élastique