fictile

adjective

Definition of fictilenext
as in pliant

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fictile
  1. pliant
  2. pliable
  3. malleable
  4. artless
  5. guileless
  6. unsophisticated
  7. genuine
  8. unworldly
Adjective
  • In many ways, Trump is at the height of his power, surrounded by pliant leaders and able to count on a cohesive group of followers.
    — Colin Pascal, Baltimore Sun, 10 June 2026
  • The unions want their pliant board majority in place through 2032.
    — U T Editorial Board, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 May 2026
Definition of pliant
Adjective
  • Dock with each other Flexible electronics involves building circuits on pliable materials for devices to bend and stretch without breaking.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 20 July 2026
  • Instead, the vertebrae remain in a more soft, pliable cartilage stage.
    — Greta Cross, USA Today, 17 July 2026
Definition of pliable
Adjective
  • Over his last three stints as a defensive coordinator — the Miami Dolphins in 2019, the New York Giants in 2020 and 2021 and the Las Vegas Raiders from 2022 to 2025 — Graham’s system has been malleable and his approach ever changing.
    — Mike DeFabo, New York Times, 15 July 2026
  • The party has proved as malleable to religion as to capitalism, spending billions on the rejuvenation of Buddhist shrines from Sri Lanka to Nepal.
    — Charlie Campbell, Time, 9 July 2026
Definition of malleable
Adjective
  • That suits the artless, unfiltered way Yo describes her life, spending a fair amount of time recollecting her own childhood.
    — Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 20 Feb. 2026
  • By contrast, Erika is a vamp, a woman whose wardrobe encompasses high fashion and BDSM — maybe this is what makes Erika choose him to be her assistant, just as her icy, dominatrix cool appeals to the refreshingly artless Elliot.
    — Damon Wise, Deadline, 23 Jan. 2026
Definition of artless
Adjective
  • But perhaps the performance that lingers most in our minds is that of Elliot Page, 39, who in just a few short scenes anchors the film with his guileless sincerity and righteous anger.
    — Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 19 July 2026
  • Bratty, guileless Toni and Shakira emerged victorious, of course.
    — Lillian Fishman, New Yorker, 27 June 2026
Definition of guileless
Adjective
  • Sophisticated scams The days of thinking of scammers as unsophisticated, disjointed actors are over in 2026, according to Yoon.
    — Ella Moore July 2, Miami Herald, 2 July 2026
  • Phishing remains one of the most effective means of gaining access to accounts, despite the relatively unsophisticated technical prowess required.
    — Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 29 June 2026
Definition of unsophisticated
Adjective
  • Whether this episode develops into a genuine challenge for the presidency remains to be seen.
    — Clemente Lisi, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
  • America’s iconic third spaces—bars, restaurants, official and de facto fan zones—have been a circus of joy, noise and genuine human connection.
    — Leo MacLehose, Sportico.com, 31 July 2026
Definition of genuine
Adjective
  • Internationally, however, the film’s distribution prospects rest largely on Cotillard, also burdened with the heaviest dramatic lifting to do as the stricken, unworldly protagonist who bridges the film’s two improbably connected realms.
    — Guy Lodge, Variety, 18 May 2026
  • Channels the inner, bestial urges to release an unworldly howl that pushes back any nearby enemies.
    — Oliver Brandt, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Aug. 2025
Definition of unworldly
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“Fictile.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fictile. Accessed 2 Aug. 2026.

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