English adjective: pliable | |||
1. | pliable susceptible to being led or directed | ||
Samples | Fictile masses of people ripe for propaganda. | ||
Synonyms | fictile | ||
Similar | susceptible | ||
Antonyms | insusceptible, unsusceptible | ||
2. | pliable capable of being shaped or bent or drawn out | ||
Samples | Ductile copper. Malleable metals such as gold. They soaked the leather to made it pliable. Pliant molten glass. Made of highly tensile steel alloy. | ||
Synonyms | ductile, malleable, pliant, tensile, tractile | ||
Similar | formed | ||
Antonyms | unformed | ||
3. | pliable able to adjust readily to different conditions | ||
Samples | An adaptable person. A flexible personality. An elastic clause in a contract. | ||
Synonyms | elastic, flexible, pliant | ||
Similar | adaptable | ||
Antonyms | unadaptable | ||
4. | pliable capable of being bent or flexed or twisted without breaking | ||
Samples | A flexible wire. A pliant young tree. | ||
Synonyms | bendable, pliant, waxy | ||
Similar | flexible, flexile | ||
Antonyms | inflexible | ||