flexible
adjective
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- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 adjective
capable of being changed
flexible schedules
Related & opposite
- inflexible antonym
- flexibility derivation
- limber similar to
- on the table similar to
Sense 2 adjective
able to flex; able to bend easily
slim flexible birches
Related & opposite
- elastic also see
- inflexible antonym
- flexibility derivation
- twist derivation
- bendable similar to
- double-jointed similar to
- limber similar to
- limber similar to
- spinnbar similar to
- stretched similar to
Sense 3 adjective
able to adjust readily to different conditions
an adaptable person
Related & opposite
- flexibility derivation
- pliability derivation
- adaptable similar to
Sense 4 adjective
bending and snapping back readily without breaking
Related & opposite
- flexibility derivation
- elastic similar to
Sense 5 adjective
making or willing to make concessions
loneliness tore through him...whenever he thought of...even the compromising Louis du Tillet
Related & opposite
- uncompromising antonym
- flexibility derivation
- tractability derivation
- patch up derivation
- yielding similar to
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | antonym | Related & opposite | inflexible |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | flexibility |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | limber |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | on the table |
| 2 | also see | Related & opposite | elastic |
| 2 | antonym | Related & opposite | inflexible |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | flexibility |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | twist |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | bendable |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | double-jointed |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | limber |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | limber |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | spinnbar |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | stretched |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | flexibility |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | pliability |
| 3 | similar to | Related & opposite | adaptable |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | flexibility |
| 4 | similar to | Related & opposite | elastic |
| 5 | antonym | Related & opposite | uncompromising |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | flexibility |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | tractability |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | patch up |
| 5 | similar to | Related & opposite | yielding |