pliant | Definition of pliant

Synonyms and Antonyms of pliant

able to bend easily without breaking

a pliant branch bent low with the weight of ripe fruit

Synonyms of pliant

bendy [chiefly British], flexible, limber, lissome (also lissom), lithe, lithesome, pliable, supple, willowy

Words Related to pliant

adaptable, ductile, elastic, fluid, kneadable, malleable, modifiable, plastic, variable, yielding

droopy, flaccid, floppy, limp

Near Antonyms of pliant

inelastic, nonmalleable, unyielding

breakable, brittle, fragile

Antonyms of pliant

inflexible, rigid, stiff, stiffened