shapable

Ready for molding

Shapable means capable of being shaped or molded.

The word applies to physical materials like clay or metal that can take new forms, and extends to abstract things like opinions, policies, or young minds that can be influenced or directed: The committee found the proposal still shapable.

Also spelled shapeable.

malleable

moldable

Capable of being shaped

workable · plastic · bendable · soft · yielding · pliant · temperable · manipulable · tender · supple

material

clay

Moldable earth for ceramics

  • doughFlour-liquid mixture for baking
  • waxPliable waterproof substance
  • puttyPliable sealing compound

playdough · gum · rubber · silicone · polymer · resin · fondant · marzipan · papier-mâché · plaster

pliable

flexible

Able to bend freely

stretchable · pliant · soft · yielding · rubbery · springy · lithe · limber · tensile · resilient

adaptive

adjustable

Able to be changed

receptive · amenable · conformable · alterable · configurable · customizable · tailorable · convertible · dynamic · evolvable

Categories
Opposites
malleability

shapablerigid

Unable to bend

inflexible · stiff · unyielding · unbending · hard

influence/trainability

shapableintractable

Impossible to manage

untrainable · incorrigible · unchangeable · unadaptable · immutable

Family

shape, shaped, shaping, shapes, shapely, shapeless, misshapen, reshaping, misshape

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G