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pliant

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of pliant

able to bend easily without breaking
  • a pliant branch bent low with the weight of ripe fruit
Synonyms of pliant

flexible, limber, lissome (also lissom), lithe, lithesome, pliable, supple, willowy
Words Related to pliant

adaptable, ductile, elastic, fluid, kneadable, malleable, modifiable, plastic, variable, yielding

droopy, flaccid, floppy, limp

semiflexible
Near Antonyms of pliant

inelastic, nonmalleable, unyielding

breakable, brittle, fragile
Antonyms of pliant

inflexible, rigid, stiff, stiffened

Synonym Discussion of pliant

plastic, pliable, pliant, ductile, malleable, adaptable mean susceptible of being modified in form or nature. plastic applies to substances soft enough to be molded yet capable of hardening into the desired fixed form.
    • plastic materials allow the sculptor greater freedom
pliable suggests something easily bent, folded, twisted, or manipulated.
    • pliable rubber tubing
pliant may stress flexibility and sometimes connote springiness.
    • an athletic shoe with a pliant sole
ductile applies to what can be drawn out or extended with ease.
    • ductile metals such as copper
malleable applies to what may be pressed or beaten into shape.
    • the malleable properties of gold
adaptable implies the capability of being easily modified to suit other conditions, needs, or uses.
    • computer hardware that is adaptable

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