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Synonyms for tractile

Synonyms by meaning

Adjective

1. Ductile — capable of being drawn or stretched out in length

ductile, tensile, malleable, pliable, pliant, elastic, yielding, facile

2. Tractive — pertaining to traction or pulling

tractive, tractional

3. Plastic — capable of being guided, influenced, or led

plastic, compliant, tractable, moldable, sequacious, buxom dated

Antonyms

intractile, irretractile

All antonyms of tractile →

Definitions

  1. adj. 1

    Capable of being drawn or stretched out in length.

  2. adj. 2

    Pertaining to traction or pulling.

  3. adj. 3

    Capable of being guided, influenced, or led.

Related words

Word family
tractility tract traction tractive tractor

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.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
tractilefalling
tensilefalling
malleablesteady
pliablesteady
ductilefalling
tractivefalling

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

By length

5 letters
buxom2
6 letters
facile2, pliant2
7 letters
plastic2, elastic3, tensile2, pliable3, ductile2
8 letters
yielding2, tractive, moldable3
9 letters
compliant3, malleable4, tractable3
10 letters
tractional, sequacious
11 letters
stretchable

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (buxom2 = 2 syllables).