Antonyms for Plastic
ˈplæs tɪkplas·tic

WiktionaryRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. plasticnoun

   Antonyms:
   elastic, genuine

2. plasticnoun

   Capable of being moulded; malleable, flexible, pliant.

   Antonyms:
   genuine, elastic

3. plasticadjective

   Producing tissue.

   Antonyms:
   genuine, elastic

4. plasticnoun

   A synthetic, thermoplastic, solid, hydrocarbon-based polymer.

   Antonyms:
   elastic, genuine

5. plasticnoun

   Capable of adapting to varying conditions; characterized by environmental adaptability.

   Antonyms:
   genuine, elastic

6. plasticnoun

   Of or pertaining to the inelastic, non-brittle, deformation of a material.

   Antonyms:
   elastic, genuine

7. plasticadjective

   Made of plastic.

   Antonyms:
   genuine, elastic

8. plasticadjective

   Antonyms:
   genuine, elastic

9. plasticadjective

   Antonyms:
   elastic, genuine

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. plastic

   Antonyms:
   stubborn, unyielding, inert, unmalleable, inflexible, intractile

   Synonyms:
   ductile, pliant, yielding, malleable, tractile, flexible

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Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:1.0 / 1 vote

1. plasticnoun

   generic name for certain synthetic or semisynthetic materials that can be molded or extruded into objects or films or filaments or used for making e.g. coatings and adhesives

   Antonyms:
   inelastic, destructive, unimpressionable

   Synonyms:
   charge card, charge plate, credit card

2. credit card, charge card, charge plate, plasticadjective

   a card (usually plastic) that assures a seller that the person using it has a satisfactory credit rating and that the issuer will see to it that the seller receives payment for the merchandise delivered

   "do you take plastic?"

   Antonyms:
   unimpressionable, destructive, inelastic

   Synonyms:
   charge card, charge plate, plastic, credit card

3. fictile, moldable, plasticadjective

   capable of being molded or modeled (especially of earth or clay or other soft material)

   "plastic substances such as wax or clay"

   Antonyms:
   unimpressionable, inelastic, destructive

   Synonyms:
   moldable, plastic, fictile, pliant, pliable, shaping, formative

4. plastic, pliantadjective

   capable of being influenced or formed

   "the plastic minds of children"; "a pliant nature"

   Antonyms:
   inelastic, destructive, unimpressionable

   Synonyms:
   bendable, waxy, flexible, tractile, moldable, elastic, pliant, ductile, plastic, shaping, tensile, malleable, formative, fictile, pliable

5. formative, shaping, plasticadjective

   forming or capable of forming or molding or fashioning

   "a formative influence"; "a formative experience"

   Antonyms:
   inelastic, unimpressionable, destructive

   Synonyms:
   moldable, fictile, shaping, pliant, plastic, formative

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1. plasticadjective

   Synonyms:
   formative, creative, impressible, fictile

How to use Plastic in a sentence?

1. Whitney Linsenmeyer:

   You can use a microwave steaming tray with water in the bottom, or simply add your vegetables and a small amount of water to a microwave-safe bowl and cover with microwave-safe plastic wrap, leaving one corner open to allow air to escape.

2. Jan Tharp:

   We do understand and share the concern regarding the impact of plastic in the ocean, especially as it relates to the pollution aspect of it as well as human health, we do take that subject extremely seriously, and we know that there's a lot of work and research that still has to be done.

3. James Dyson:

   Further research and development will ensure that MarinaTex evolves further, and I hope it becomes part of a global answer to the abundance of single use plastic waste.

4. Michelle Wolfs:

   After not being seen for 25 days, Melania has reappeared following her kidney surgery. Some people are saying this is Melania’s cover for plastic surgery, but I don’t buy that, her husband obviously loves her for who she is.

5. Daniel J. Boorstin:

   It is only a short step from exaggerating what we can find in the world to exaggerating our power to remake the world. Expecting more novelty than there is, more greatness than there is, and more strangeness than there is, we imagine ourselves masters of a plastic universe. But a world we can shape to our will is a shapeless world.

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