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Synonyms for flexile

  • adjective

Most common

flexible yielding pliable lithe

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Adjective

1. Flexible — flexible; capable of being repeatedly flexed without breaking

flexible, pliable, lithe, yielding, supple, limber, pliant, bendable, elastic, compliant, lithesome

Antonyms

rigid, irrefragable

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Definitions

  1. adj. 1

    Flexible; capable of being repeatedly flexed without breaking.

Example sentences

  • flexible I suggest we adopt flexible tactics for the moment.
  • yielding Algeria needs more crop-yielding productive lands.
  • pliable Facts are stubborn things, but statistics are pliable.
  • lithe This ballerina has a lithe body.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
flexilesteady
flexiblesteady
yieldingfalling
pliablesteady
litherising

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

By length

5 letters
lithe1
6 letters
supple2, limber2, pliant2
7 letters
elastic3, pliable3
8 letters
flexible3, yielding2, bendable
9 letters
compliant3, lithesome

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (supple2 = 2 syllables).