BENDY Synonyms: 35 Similar and Opposite Words

bendy

adjective

ˈben-dē

Definition of bendy

chiefly British

as in flexible

able to bend easily without breaking the kids love to use bendy straws

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Recent Examples of bendy The Mobi Fold embraces its bendy nature and, sensibly, automatically turns on when opened up and turns off when it’s folded shut. — Scharon Harding, ArsTechnica, 10 June 2026 What many people don’t realize, Cortez continued, is that curly hair is more prone to dryness because the scalp’s natural oils don’t travel as easily down bendy strands. — Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 9 June 2026 Length-wise, the size down fit me perfectly, and both the leggings and the top stayed put without being too restrictive, even in the bendiest yoga poses. — Jenifer Calle, Glamour, 6 May 2026 The Knife was in fact quite cheap, surprisingly bendy and light. — Chang-Rae Lee, New Yorker, 3 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for bendy

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Supporting and empowering women leaders is also about creating workplaces that are understanding, flexible and aware of the many responsibilities that women balance across their professional and personal lives, Cole stressed.

— WWD Staff, Footwear News, 14 Sep. 2026
Plastic is one of humanity’s most useful, flexible, and inexpensive inventions.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 13 Sep. 2026

Definition of flexible

Adjective

Medium-colored drapes with white plastic backings block about 33% of incoming heat.

— Ryan Brennan, Sacbee.com, 5 Sep. 2026
On the side streets, small stands sell bad food and plastic trinkets, while a few Travellers, Ireland’s indigenous nomads, work rival fortune-telling franchises.

— Susan Neiman, The New York Review of Books, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of plastic

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Modeling the look in the floor-length mirror of her hotel room, the mom of one paired the look with a floppy white sunhat, shades, and a pair of cream slippers.

— Chanel Vargas, InStyle, 23 Aug. 2026
The clothes are body-conscious—with the occasional nod to a floppy tradwife sleeve.

— Robin Givhan, Vanity Fair, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of floppy

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