malleable

malleable

adjective

Definition of MALLEABLE

1

capable of being easily molded or modeled <malleable cookie dough>

Synonyms malleable, moldable, shapable (or shapeable), waxy

Related Words adaptable; bendable, bendy [chiefly British], ductile, pliable, pliant, supple, waxen, willowy; elastic, flexible, flexile, limber, resilient, workable; bending, giving, kneadable, tractable, yielding

Near Antonyms inflexible, intractable, rigid, stiff

2

capable of being readily changed <the cult leader took advantage of the malleable, compliant personalities of his followers>

Synonyms adaptable, adjustable, alterable, changeable, elastic, fluid, malleable, modifiable, pliable, variable

Related Words changing, fluctuating, inconstant, labile, unstable, unsteady, varying, versatile

Near Antonyms constant, stable, steady, unchanging, uniform, unvarying

Antonyms established, fixed, immutable, inelastic, inflexible, invariable, nonmalleable, ramrod, set, unadaptable, unalterable, unbudgeable, unchangeable