as in pliant
Related Words
Relevance
Dissimilar Words
Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fictile
Adjective
-
Raskob took his own leap into the political fray by bankrolling Smith and using the DNC to settle scores—with the help of a pliant press.—
Evan Hughes,
The Atlantic,
20 Oct. 2025 -
As Perez wrote, Musk’s free-speech absolutism was a fiction perpetuated by a pliant media.—
Jacob Silverman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
Adjective
-
Bake until bacon is just starting to brown but is still pliable, 12 to 18 minutes.—
Melinda Salchert,
Southern Living,
31 Oct. 2025
-
Basketweavers separate strips of wood, often from black ash trees, soak them into pliable strips, and weave them into baskets for practical and cultural use.—
Caitlin Looby,
jsonline.com,
29 Oct. 2025
Adjective
-
To complement your suitcase or for weekend getaways, consider a more malleable option like a weekender or backpack, which is designed to fit in the overhead compartment or underneath the seat as a personal item.—
Sophie Dodd,
Travel + Leisure,
4 Nov. 2025
-
The system will be malleable, officials said.—
David Garrick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
3 Nov. 2025
Adjective
-
In her practice, Palazzolo focuses heavily on industrial materials as a way of turning things perceived as artless or overtly masculine on their head.—
Mario Rodriguez,
Miami Herald,
23 Oct. 2025
-
While the naked manicure trend has been reigning supreme among celebrities, Dua Lipa has forwent the current nail artless aesthetic for something altogether more starry and summer-ready.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
26 May 2025
Adjective
-
The books have the guileless charm of club-notes.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
-
Whereas the title Amerika emphasizes the setting, The Missing Person points to the novel’s focus on the travails of a guileless hero struggling to find his footing in a frenetic new world.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
6 Oct. 2025
Adjective
-
For Candy, getting to play the unsophisticated traveling salesman, a big man like himself, gave him an opportunity to showcase both his flair for broad comedy and, for the first time onscreen, his innate vulnerability.—
Lizz Schumer,
PEOPLE,
7 Oct. 2025
-
And there’s been this story that retail investors are unsophisticated.—
Fortune Editors,
Fortune,
27 Aug. 2025
Adjective
-
The real question is whether genuine mutual interest emerges from those preliminary conversations, many of which will take place in Las Vegas this week.—
Patrick McAvoy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Nov. 2025
-
For most of the year, tennis watchers have been bemoaning the lack of a genuine threat to Sinner and Alcaraz, but here Fritz had the latter on the rack.—
Charlie Eccleshare,
New York Times,
11 Nov. 2025
Adjective
-
Channels the inner, bestial urges to release an unworldly howl that pushes back any nearby enemies.—
Oliver Brandt,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Aug. 2025
-
He is known for pioneering overuse of the Auto-Tune effect, giving his vocals an unworldly quality.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
3 June 2025
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Cite this Entry
“Fictile.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fictile. Accessed 17 Nov. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share