flexible

/ˈflɛk.sə.bəl/adjective

Able to bend or twist easily without snapping.

Example sentences

“Gymnasts need strong, flexible bodies.”
“The tent poles are made of flexible plastic that bends without breaking.”

In job ads and scheduling, flexible means adaptable: flexible hours, a flexible approach. Its opposite in both senses is 'rigid'.

Synonyms for flexible

bendy
pliable
supple
elastic
pliant

Antonyms

rigid
stiff
inflexible

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Related words

adamantRefusing to change one's mind or position; completely firm in a belief.dogmaticStating opinions in a forceful, superior way, as if they could never be wrong.obdurateRefusing to change your behaviour or admit you are wrong, no matter what anyone says.obstinateSticking firmly to your own opinion or plan and refusing to change it.flightA journey by airplane, especially a scheduled one that leaves at a set time.fleetingAppearing for only a moment and then gone before you can hold on to it.