1
[ adjective ] capable of being bent or flexed or twisted without breaking

Synonyms

pliant bendable

Examples

"a flexible wire" "a pliant young tree"

Related terms

flexible

2
[ adjective ] able to adjust readily to different conditions

Synonyms

flexible elastic pliant

Examples

"an adaptable person" "a flexible personality" "an elastic clause in a contract"

Related terms

adaptable

3
[ adjective ] susceptible to being led or directed

Synonyms

fictile

Examples

"fictile masses of people ripe for propaganda"

Related terms

susceptible

4
[ adjective ] capable of being shaped or bent or drawn out

Synonyms

malleable pliant tensile tractile ductile

Examples

"ductile copper" "malleable metals such as gold" "they soaked the leather to made it pliable" "pliant molten glass" "made of highly tensile steel alloy"

Related terms

elastic

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Rhymes with

liable unreliable reliable realizable likable likeable unemployable employable lovable viable indescribable palatable applicable desirable recognizable analyzable definable advisable undesirable describable indefinable excitable inadvisable unrecognizable combinable unpalatable allowable libel sizeable sizable negligible eligible unverifiable infallible intelligible knowledgeable unjustifiable unintelligible undeniable unflappable plausible inflammable implacable implausible deplorable flammable callable fallible gullible passable possible laughable laudable palpable inevitable valuable unserviceable personable practicable moldable equitable irrevocable heritable revocable solvable interminable uncontrollable unsalable voluble appealable unsaleable soluble reputable available unavailable attributable estimable inheritable irreconcilable recyclable inimitable communicable charitable uninhabitable payable seasonable creditable invaluable noticeable serviceable inequitable untouchable irritable determinable culpable inalienable controllable incalculable unassailable formidable navigable marketable reasonable disreputable inhospitable indomitable abominable profitable insoluble habitable unsolvable unexplainable explainable inflatable unbelievable replaceable irreplaceable believable unimpeachable inviolable salable saleable syllable intolerable unfashionable unfathomable actionable identifiable unconscionable imaginable fashionable malleable unquestionable verifiable classifiable impressionable fathomable peaceable questionable objectionable incorrigible unmentionable fissionable tolerable justifiable affable audible adorable intractable exportable adoptable portable expandable adjustable unenforceable understandable unremarkable inexhaustible affordable mandible adaptable retractable responsible impassable reportable repayable impossible remarkable collapsible redoubtable improbable unaccountable nontaxable incompatible deductible probable countable unsupportable transportable enforceable irresponsible tractable insupportable taxable unstoppable insurmountable compatible forcible inaudible supportable discoverable accountable inexplicable illegible unlivable legible cannibal parable potable eatable

Phonetic and Homophones

P L AY1 AH0 B AH0 L

Similar Spelling

playable pluvial playbill Pluvialis playful

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