malleable
Bendable without breaking
Malleable describes something that can be shaped or molded without breaking.
Metals like gold and copper are malleable—they can be hammered into thin sheets.
The word extends readily to people and ideas: a malleable personality adapts easily to circumstances, while a malleable argument can be reshaped to suit different purposes.
The connotation is sometimes negative, suggesting someone too easily influenced.
Able to curve
- suppleFlexing without damage
- pliantEasily bent or influenced
- elasticAble to stretch, rebounds
- limberBending without resistance
springy · resilient · yielding · pliable · lithe · rubbery · whippy · willowy
Capable of being shaped
- pliableCapable of bending easily
- plasticCapable of being molded
- softYielding to touch
- workableAble to be implemented
formable · sculptable · castable · reshapeable · bendable · yielding · manipulable · clay
Easily influenced by others
- persuadableAble to be convinced
- receptiveOpen to input
- influenceableAble to be swayed
- gullibleEasily deceived
naive · credulous · manipulable · compliant · docile · yielding · amenable · acquiescent
Able to deform permanently
- forgeFurnace for shaping metal
- hammerTool for striking nails
- annealHeat-treat to strengthen
- temperState of mind
copper · gold · silver · tin · alloy · smithing · wrought · beat
Humbly unassertive
- docileEasily controlled or taught
- obedientFollowing commands willingly
- compliantYielding to others' wishes
- yieldingBending under pressure
passive · deferential · tractable · amenable · acquiescent · servile · subservient · obsequious
Able to bend freely
- versatileCapable in varied contexts
- adjustableAble to be changed
- accommodatingWilling to help others
- amenableWilling to comply
receptive · open-minded · compliant · yielding · resilient · dynamic · resourceful · modifiable
bendable
Able to curve
limber · springy · resilient · yielding · pliable · lithe · rubbery · whippy · willowy · flexuous
moldable
Capable of being shaped
workable · formable · sculptable · castable · reshapeable · bendable · yielding · manipulable · clay · putty
suggestible
Easily influenced by others
- persuadableAble to be convinced
- receptiveOpen to input
- influenceableAble to be swayed
gullible · naive · credulous · manipulable · compliant · docile · yielding · amenable · acquiescent · tractable
ductile
Able to deform permanently
temper · copper · gold · silver · tin · alloy · smithing · wrought · beat · pound
meek
Humbly unassertive
- docileEasily controlled or taught
- obedientFollowing commands willingly
- compliantYielding to others' wishes
yielding · passive · deferential · tractable · amenable · acquiescent · servile · subservient · obsequious · biddable
flexible
Able to bend freely
- versatileCapable in varied contexts
- adjustableAble to be changed
- accommodatingWilling to help others
amenable · receptive · open-minded · compliant · yielding · resilient · dynamic · resourceful · modifiable · changeable
sodium
Eleventh element, highly reactive
- adaptabilityadapt, flexibility, resilience, adaptability, pliability
- flexibilitystretch, elastic, bendy, stretchy, bendable
- SAT vocabularyaesthetic, ambiguous, benevolent, candid, concise
- texturessmoothness, smooth, soft, rough, roughness
- flexible thingspliant, elastic, bendy, stretchy, springy
- blacksmithinganvil, anvils, forge, forges, bellows
malleablerigid
Unable to bend
brittle · hard · stiff · inflexible · inelastic
malleablestubborn
Refusing to change course
obstinate · inflexible · rigid · intractable · obdurate
malleablefixed
Restored or immovable
immutable · unchangeable · rigid · unalterable · inflexible