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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 | ||
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