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Pliable

see synonyms of pliable

Adjective

1. fictile, pliable

susceptible to being led or directed

Example Sentences:
'fictile masses of people ripe for propaganda'

2. ductile, malleable, pliable, pliant, tensile, tractile

capable of being shaped or bent or drawn out

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

3. elastic, flexible, pliable, pliant

able to adjust readily to different conditions

Example Sentences:
'an adaptable person'
'a flexible personality'
'an elastic clause in a contract'

4. bendable, pliable, pliant, waxy

capable of being bent or flexed or twisted without breaking

Example Sentences:
'a flexible wire'
'a pliant young tree'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Pliable

see synonyms of pliable
adjective
easily moulded, bent, influenced, or altered

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Pliable

see synonyms of pliable
adjective
1. 
easily bent or molded; flexible
2. 
easily influenced or persuaded; tractable
3. 
adjusting readily; adaptable

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.


Pliable

see synonyms of pliable
adj.
1. Easily bent or shaped. See Synonyms at malleable.
2. Capable of being changed or adjusted to meet particular or varied needs: a pliable policy.
3. Easily influenced, persuaded, or controlled: replaced the complainer with a more pliable subordinate.

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