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May 27, 2012
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Synonyms for pliable

Adjective

1. fictile, pliable, susceptible (vs. unsusceptible)
usage: susceptible to being led or directed; "fictile masses of people ripe for propaganda"
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"
3. bendable, pliable, pliant, flexible (vs. inflexible), flexile
usage: capable of being bent or flexed or twisted without breaking; "a flexible wire"; "a pliant young tree"
4. ductile, malleable, pliable, pliant, tensile, tractile, elastic (vs. inelastic)
usage: capable of being shaped or bent or drawn out; "ductile copper"; "malleable metals such as gold"; "they soaked the leather to made it pliable"; "pliant molten glass"; "made of highly tensile steel alloy"
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