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- pronunciation:
- plaI
bl
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective)
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adjective |
| definition 1: |
easily bent; flexible; malleable.
Knead the clay until it is pliable enough to work with.
- synonyms:
- flexible, lithe, plastic, supple, yielding
- antonyms:
- rigid
- similar words:
- ductile, limber, malleable, pliant, soft, tractable
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| definition 2: |
easily influenced by others; irresolute.
He's too pliable to be relied on.- synonyms:
- flexible, impressionable, pliant, suggestible, susceptible
- antonyms:
- obdurate, obstinate, rigid
- similar words:
- docile, ductile, irresolute, malleable, passive, receptive, soft, submissive, tractable, vulnerable
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| definition 3: |
reacting easily to changing conditions; adaptable.
pliable policies- synonyms:
- accommodative, adaptable, adjustable, elastic, flexible, supple
- antonyms:
- rigid
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| related words: |
adaptable, amenable, elastic, flexible, lissome, lithe, soft, tender |
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| derivations: |
pliably (adv.), pliability (n.), pliableness (n.) |
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