WORKABLENESS Synonyms: 17 Similar and Opposite Words

workableness

noun

as in elasticity

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Noun

On the epidermal front, estrogen helps maintain the thickness and elasticity that make our skin look firm and bouncy.

— Ashley Abramson, Allure, 22 Oct. 2026
This registration gap and turnout elasticity problem is magnified by the fact that young people are also extremely mobile and face unique challenges to voting as first-time voters.

— Celinda Lake, Washington Post, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of elasticity

Noun

If benefits shrink or get taxed more aggressively down the road (which is a legitimate concern) having a tax-free income source gives you flexibility a pre-tax account simply can’t.

— Jeanne Sahadi, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2026
More debt means less financial flexibility and, at the same enterprise value, less equity value left for shareholders when the business is eventually sold.

— Hugh Leask, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of flexibility

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The focus of coaching, in turn, is moving beyond traditional goal-setting to include strengthening judgment, building adaptability and applying insights to real-world challenges.

— Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 20 Oct. 2026
Less of a single smart telescope and more of a new optical system, Atlas was designed with interchangeability and adaptability in mind.

— Harry Bennett, Space.com, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of adaptability

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The last includes those black-swan events that come out of left field and test a company’s resilience, from war to pandemics.

— Diane Brady, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2026
Though the tableaux depict hardships endured by a painter born in 1593, Artemisia, the impressions convey yearning, grief, suffering and resilience that transcend centuries.

— Tara Anne Dalbow, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of resilience

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