bendable

Able to flex

Bendable describes something that can be bent without breaking.

The word appears most often with materials: bendable plastic, bendable wire, bendable straws.

It emphasizes flexibility as a feature rather than a flaw.

flexible

elastic

Able to stretch, rebounds

limber · springy · resilient · stretchable · rubbery · bendy · whippy · flexuous · bouncy · tensile

malleable

moldable

Capable of being shaped

plastic · kneadable · reshapeable · castable · rollable · hammerable · manipulable · sculptable · deformable · impressionable

body

limber

Bending without resistance

double-jointed · contortionist · acrobatic · gymnastic · yoga · flexibility · mobility · range · joints · spine

material

wire

Thin metallic conductor

bamboo · copper · aluminum · tubing · pipe · straw · reed · cane · willow · rattan

Categories
Opposites
physical flexibility

bendablerigid

Unable to bend

inflexible · stiff · unbendable · unyielding · hard

metaphorical adaptability

bendableinflexible

Unable to bend

rigid · stubborn · unyielding · unbending · obstinate

Family

unbendable, bendability

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G