ISEE/SSAT Vocabulary BuilderWordsFflexible
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flexible
Meaning: able to bend easily without breaking, or willing to change plans
flexible in a sentence
How flexible is used in real sentences:
The gymnast's flexible spine allowed her to bend backward into a perfect arch.
The new manager was flexible about deadlines, letting the team shift due dates whenever unexpected problems came up.
“The flexible line bent around a post without snapping.”
— from the passage Signal in the Storm
Synonyms for flexible
Other words for flexible — pliable, adaptable and bendable — carry the same meaning.
- pliable
- adaptable
- bendable
Antonyms of flexible
Words that mean the opposite of flexible:
- rigid
- stiff
- unbending
Where it comes from
From Latin flectere 'to bend'
Word parts
- flect/flex — bend
flexible: flex (bend) + -ible (able to be)
Memory hook
FLEX-ible — something FLEXIBLE can FLEX and bend to fit new situations.