Synonyms for tensile

Most common

malleable · pliable · ductile · pliant

All synonyms

Adjective

Definitions

1. adj. 1

   Of or pertaining to tension.

Example sentences

• malleable The material is also malleable at low temperatures.
• pliable Facts are stubborn things, but statistics are pliable.
• ductile After bonding, more ductile epoxy is used to waterproof the bond.
• pliant We need fewer pliant journalists, not more.

Popularity over time

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

By length

6 letters

pliant²

7 letters

pliable³, ductile²

8 letters

tractile

9 letters

malleable⁴

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (pliant² = 2 syllables).