capable of being bent, usually without breaking; easily bent: a flexible ruler.
susceptible of modification or adaptation; adaptable: a flexible schedule.
willing or disposed to yield; pliable: a flexible personality.
noun
a flexible substance or material, as rubber or leather.
Origin of flexible
First recorded in 1375–1425; late Middle English, from Latin flexibilis “pliant, easily bent”; see flex1, -ible
SYNONYMS FOR flexible
1 pliable, elastic, supple.
2 tractable, compliant.
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ANTONYMS FOR flexible
1 stiff.
2 rigid.
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synonym study for flexible
1. Flexible,limber,pliant refer to that which bends easily. Flexible refers to that which is capable of being bent and adds sometimes the idea of compressibility or expansibility: a flexible piece of rubber hose.Limber is especially applied to the body to refer to ease of movement; it resembles flexible except that there is an idea of even greater ease in bending: a limber dancer.Pliant stresses an inherent quality or tendency to bend that does not require force or pressure from the outside; it may mean merely adaptable or may have a derogatory sense: a pliant character.
To help the tech player navigate and manage its growth not only as a somewhat-newly-public company but also as an increasingly distributed one—even after the pandemic passes, Slack expects to have a much more flexible workforce.
Slack hires former Live Nation exec as new chief people officer|Michal Lev-Ram, writer|September 16, 2020|Fortune
Successful re-opening, therefore, will require that schools be flexible and make some changes.
Here’s how COVID-19 is changing classes this year|Bethany Brookshire|September 8, 2020|Science News For Students
However, over the last six months, the movement to reshape advertising to actually be agile, nimble and flexible has no longer been an abstract idea but rather a necessity.
‘We have the capability’: How the coronavirus crisis has accelerated advertising’s shift to agility|Kristina Monllos|September 7, 2020|Digiday
These perovskite layers are also being developed to manufacture flexible solar panels that can be processed to roll like newsprint, further reducing costs.
How a New Solar and Lighting Technology Could Propel a Renewable Energy Transformation|Sam Stranks|September 3, 2020|Singularity Hub
Over time, mathematicians have developed an increasingly flexible view of what it means for two objects to be “the same.”
Conducting the Mathematical Orchestra From the Middle|Rachel Crowell|September 2, 2020|Quanta Magazine
And lo, Snowballs—underpants which can hold a flexible gel pack that you store in the freezer—was born.
Men, Ice Your Balls To Make Babies—and Other Male Fertility Fixes|Tom Sykes|December 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Have a plan but be flexible and adjust to emerging realities.
Tony La Russa Explains How To Make It To The World Series|Dave Pottruck|October 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But religions and ideologies are the opposite of flexible and compromising.
Liberals Need to Learn to Say No|Bernhard Schlink|July 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Weisberg writes about the Europeans that were flexible enough to accept Fascism as the new reality.
Liberals Need to Learn to Say No|Bernhard Schlink|July 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
This flexible attitude to national sovereignty is, of course, no recent phenomenon.
On the Contraband Trail With Libya’s Gun Smugglers|Peter Schwartzstein|June 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST
She paid the debt promptly from a flexible gold mesh bag on the table; then stooped and wandered among his books.
The Three Black Pennys|Joseph Hergesheimer
They differ from the barnacles in having a symmetrical shell, and being destitute of a flexible stalk.
The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 3|Various
Sometimes, though, it is flexible to the extent of lacking precision.
Historical Essays|James Ford Rhodes
Each consists of two skins, the outer one of rigid aluminium, the inner of flexible non-porous fabric.
The Dreadnought of the Air|Percy F. Westerman
And yet the human race is so flexible and elastic that it always surmounts these obstructions.
Economic Sophisms|Frederic Bastiat
British Dictionary definitions for flexible
flexible
/ (ˈflɛksɪbəl) /
adjective
Also: flexile (ˈflɛksaɪl) able to be bent easily without breaking; pliable