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All elastic synonyms

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noun elastic

  • rubber β€” (in certain card games, as bridge and whist)
  • rubber band β€” a narrow, circular or oblong band of rubber, used for holding things together, as papers or a box and its lid.
  • india rubber β€” rubber1 (def 1).
  • gum band β€” a rubber band.

adjective elastic

  • stretchy β€” having a tendency to stretch, especially excessively or unduly.
  • over-expand β€” to increase in extent, size, volume, scope, etc.: Heat expands most metals. He hopes to expand his company.
  • flexible β€” capable of being bent, usually without breaking; easily bent: a flexible ruler.
  • resilient β€” springing back; rebounding.
  • supple β€” bending readily without breaking or becoming deformed; pliant; flexible: a supple bough.
  • springy β€” characterized by spring or elasticity; flexible; resilient: He walks with a springy step.
  • pliant β€” bending readily; flexible; supple; adaptable: She manipulated the pliant clay.
  • rubbery β€” like rubber; elastic; tough.
  • malleable β€” capable of being extended or shaped by hammering or by pressure from rollers.
  • pliable β€” easily bent; flexible; supple: pliable leather.
  • limber β€” characterized by ease in bending the body; supple; lithe.
  • plastic β€” Often, plastics. any of a group of synthetic or natural organic materials that may be shaped when soft and then hardened, including many types of resins, resinoids, polymers, cellulose derivatives, casein materials, and proteins: used in place of other materials, as glass, wood, and metals, in construction and decoration, for making many articles, as coatings, and, drawn into filaments, for weaving. They are often known by trademark names, as Bakelite, Vinylite, or Lucite.
  • yielding β€” inclined to give in; submissive; compliant: a timid, yielding man.
  • adaptable β€” If you describe a person or animal as adaptable, you mean that they are able to change their ideas or behaviour in order to deal with new situations.
  • bouncy β€” Someone or something that is bouncy is very lively.
  • buoyant β€” If you are in a buoyant mood, you feel cheerful and behave in a lively way.
  • ductile β€” (of a metal) able to be drawn out into a thin wire.
  • irrepressible β€” incapable of being repressed or restrained; uncontrollable: irrepressible laughter.
  • lithe β€” bending readily; pliant; limber; supple; flexible: the lithe body of a ballerina.
  • moldable β€” a hollow form or matrix for giving a particular shape to something in a molten or plastic state.
  • prestretch β€” to draw out or extend (oneself, a body, limbs, wings, etc.) to the full length or extent (often followed by out): to stretch oneself out on the ground.
  • tempered β€” having a temper or disposition of a specified character (usually used in combination): a good-tempered child.
  • changeable β€” Someone or something that is changeable is likely to change many times.
  • variable β€” apt or liable to vary or change; changeable: variable weather; variable moods.
  • mutable β€” liable or subject to change or alteration.
  • tolerant β€” inclined or disposed to tolerate; showing tolerance; forbearing: tolerant of errors.
  • adjustable β€” If something is adjustable, it can be changed to different positions or sizes.
  • gay β€” of, relating to, or exhibiting sexual desire or behavior directed toward a person or persons of one's own sex; homosexual: a gay couple. Antonyms: straight.
  • soaring β€” an act or instance of soaring.
  • volatile β€” evaporating rapidly; passing off readily in the form of vapor: Acetone is a volatile solvent.
  • accommodating β€” If you describe someone as accommodating, you like the fact that they are willing to do things in order to please you or help you.
  • airy β€” If a building or room is airy, it has a lot of fresh air inside, usually because it is large.
  • animated β€” Someone who is animated or who is having an animated conversation is lively and is showing their feelings.
  • complaisant β€” If you are complaisant, you are willing to accept what other people are doing without complaining.
  • compliant β€” If you say that someone is compliant, you mean they willingly do what they are asked to do.
  • ebullient β€” overflowing with fervor, enthusiasm, or excitement; high-spirited: The award winner was in an ebullient mood at the dinner in her honor.
  • effervescent β€” effervescing; bubbling.
  • high-spirited β€” characterized by energetic enthusiasm, elation, vivacity, etc.
  • lively β€” eventful, stirring, or exciting: The opposition gave us a lively time.
  • recuperative β€” that recuperates.
  • spirited β€” pertaining to something that works by burning alcoholic spirits: a spirit stove.
  • sprightly β€” animated or vivacious; lively.
  • vivacious β€” lively; animated; spirited: a vivacious folk dance.
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