FLEXIBILITY Synonyms: 55 Similar and Opposite Words

flexibility

noun

Definition of flexibility

as in elasticity

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as in changeability

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Recent Examples of flexibility For full professional flexibility, contact Webflow for a custom Enterprise-tier price. — Jordan Minor, PC Magazine, 9 Aug. 2026 Employees gained flexibility after the pandemic, but lost the daily, unplanned contact with colleagues that used to come built in. — Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 9 Aug. 2026 That flexibility could result in what residents fear opens the door to two-story dwellings. — Adam Van Brimmer, AJC.com, 8 Aug. 2026 Pease struggled with excess power on her landings, but showed remarkable flexibility in her dance elements. — Caroline Price, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2026 Such interactions suggest that primates may possess a broader capacity for social flexibility, curiosity and tolerance towards other species than researchers previously appreciated. — Cyril Grueter, Scientific American, 8 Aug. 2026 Experts suggest spending no more than 28% of your pre-tax income on housing costs to maintain financial flexibility. — Deane Biermeier, USA Today, 8 Aug. 2026 Many signs have multiple stones depending on the birth month, giving people flexibility to choose which crystal resonates most with them. — Kelsey Stiegman, InStyle, 7 Aug. 2026 As banks have become more selective, direct lenders have expanded their role by providing financing built around speed, flexibility, and asset-level underwriting. — Malana Vantyker, Miami Herald, 7 Aug. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for flexibility

Noun

Used in skincare, silica is said to improve skin texture, support collagen production, and promote elasticity.

— Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 12 Aug. 2026
Radiofrequency therapy heats the skin to stimulate collagen and elastin, improving firmness and elasticity.

— Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Charlotte Observer, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of elasticity

Noun

More specifically, genres, whether spoken or written, reflect the changeability of their formal characteristics in connection to changes in the situation and the actions relevant to these genres.

— Tham Thi Nguyen, Encyclopedia Britannica, 26 May 2026
Dripping glitter, shimmering adhesive crystals, dramatic slashes of eyeliner and smudges of eyeshadow—there was a playful, shifting experimentalism here, to signal the young characters’ changeability and ingenuity.

— Naomi Fry, New Yorker, 18 Apr. 2026

Definition of changeability

Noun

At its core, mental fitness can give leaders the capacity to navigate adversity, uncertainty and emotional strain with greater adaptability.

— Simone Lundquist, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
Many have to raise their entire operating budget from scratch every single year — a pressure that breeds operational discipline and adaptability.

— Max Simkoff, Fortune, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of adaptability

Noun

Clouds, which for the artist Biggers symbolize potential and mutability, formed the theme of the evening, hanging over dinner on the museum’s terrace in synthetic cotton and wire constructions from an event designer.

— Vanessa Grigoriadis, Vanity Fair, 21 July 2026
Those who recognize a compositional genius that grew out of constantly shifting dynamics and tempos, jazzy originality and infinite mutability.

— Michael Barnes, Austin American Statesman, 8 Jan. 2026

Definition of mutability

Noun

Rheinmetall revealed that the system integrates state-of-the-art sensor technology, network capability and strong resilience to GNSS interference through a high degree of autonomy enable deployment even in demanding operational scenarios.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 14 Aug. 2026
Before a next phase of this crisis unfolds, therefore, policymakers must analyze how this resilience came to be.

— Jason Bordoff, Foreign Affairs, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of resilience

Noun

Lucky Schreiner, an analyst at DA Davidson, cautioned that there's still a lot of variability within software businesses, and that the boost from Silver Lake doesn't apply across the board.

— Tobias Burns, CNBC, 14 Aug. 2026
The Premier League is routinely held up as world football’s best domestic league, though competition, certainly in terms of variability of champions, is scarce.

— Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 12 Aug. 2026