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Synonyms for elastic
Noun
- 1. rubber band, elastic band, elastic, band, elastic device
- usage: a narrow band of elastic rubber used to hold things (such as papers) together
- 2. elastic, fabric, cloth, material, textile
- usage: an elastic fabric made of yarns containing an elastic material
Adjective
- 1. elastic (vs. inelastic), bouncy, live, lively, resilient, springy, whippy, ductile, malleable, pliable, pliant, tensile, tractile, elasticized, elasticised, expandable, expandible, expansible, expansile, fictile, moldable, plastic, flexible, rubbery, rubberlike, springlike, stretch, stretchable, stretchy, viscoelastic, chewy, flexible#2, flexile
- usage: capable of resuming original shape after stretching or compression; springy; "an elastic band"; "a youthful and elastic walk"
- 2. elastic, flexible, pliable, pliant, adaptable (vs. unadaptable)
- usage: able to adjust readily to different conditions; "an adaptable person"; "a flexible personality"; "an elastic clause in a contract"
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