suppler

Bendier than before

Suppler is the comparative form of supple, describing something more flexible, bendable, or pliant than something else.

Physical objects like leather or joints become suppler with use or care: The gloves grew suppler after a few wearings.

It also applies to people or movements that are more graceful and limber: Years of yoga made her suppler than most people half her age.

flexible

pliant

Easily bent or influenced

malleable · ductile · soft · flexuous · twistable · bendy · foldable · workable · moldable · shapeable

limber

lithe

Supple and graceful

nimble · graceful · acrobatic · gymnastic · sinuous · svelte · fluid · loose-limbed · warmed-up · stretched

elastic

stretchy

Capable of extending

expandable · contractile · rebounding · snappy · bouncy · whippy · rubbery · giving · recovering · responsive

adaptable

versatile

Capable in varied contexts

receptive · open-minded · resourceful · yielding · responsive · malleable · tractable · compliant · cooperative · persuadable

Opposites
physical flexibility/pliability

supplerstiffer

Less flexible, comparatively

harder · crustier · tougher

bodily/muscular flexibility

supplerstiffer

Less flexible, comparatively

tighter · creakier · rustier

adaptability/responsiveness

supplerclunkier

More ungainly, less smooth

Phrases
Family

supply, supple, supplier, supplying, suppleness, suppliers, supplest, supply-side

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