What are some opposite words for elastic?
Antonyms for elastic
ɪˈlæs tɪkelas·tic
This page is about all possible antonyms and opposite words for the term elastic.
Wiktionary
elasticadjective
Synonyms:
stretchy, stretchableelasticadjective
Capable of stretching; particularly, capable of stretching so as to return to an original shape or size when force is released.
Running shorts use elastic to eliminate the need for a belt.
Synonyms:
stretchable, stretchyelasticadjective
An elastic band.
elastic band
Synonyms:
stretchy, stretchableelasticadjective
Of clothing, elasticated.
Synonyms:
stretchy, stretchableelasticadjective
Sensitive to changes in price.
Demand for entertainment is more elastic than demand for energy.
Synonyms:
stretchy, stretchable
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
elastic
Antonyms:
tough, unchangeable, rigid, inflexible, inelastic, crystallized, dull, inertSynonyms:
ductile, extensile, alterable, resilient, modifiable, flexible, buoyant, springy
Princeton's WordNet
rubber band, elastic band, elasticnoun
a narrow band of elastic rubber used to hold things (such as papers) together
Antonyms:
nonresilient, dead, inelastic, unadaptable, springlessSynonyms:
rubber band, elastic bandelasticadjective
a fabric made of yarns containing an elastic material
Antonyms:
inelastic, springless, dead, nonresilient, unadaptableSynonyms:
rubber band, elastic bandelasticadjective
capable of resuming original shape after stretching or compression; springy
"an elastic band"; "a youthful and elastic walk"
Antonyms:
springless, dead, nonresilient, unadaptable, inelasticelastic, flexible, pliable, pliantadjective
able to adjust readily to different conditions
"an adaptable person"; "a flexible personality"; "an elastic clause in a contract"
Antonyms:
dead, nonresilient, springless, unadaptable, inelasticSynonyms:
conciliatory, bendable, flexible, tractile, waxy, pliant, ductile, compromising, tensile, whippy, malleable, flexile, fictile, plastic, pliable
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
elasticadjective
Synonyms:
resilient, springy, extensible, ductile, rebounding, tensible
How to use elastic in a sentence?
It’s an elastic boundary, a rubber ruler, about 48 million people in the U.S. have some kind of diagnosable mental illness.
Once the elastic is failed and they’re not staying in place and causing extra rubbing and shifting around, it’s time to throw them out and get some new ones.
We envision as the headsets get lighter and the technology gets better, you'll be able to be in a Zumba class at home, the average person will go into a store, buy a piece of elastic casing, put it on their phone, and download the class.
If a voter has more than one bona fide residence, she or he can choose from which one to register and vote. And the law is sufficiently elastic to allow the voter to switch voting residences back and forth — but of course they can't vote more than once in an election.
Defense Secretary Pat Shanahan:
That's one of the things that the Chairman( of the Joint Chiefs of Staff) and I have talked quite a bit about and I'm continuing conversations. I am going to work very closely with the new acting secretary( of the Department of Homeland Security), what I would say is as the situation there deteriorates, it's pretty elastic in terms of demand on us, so I would expect shortly here to have another request for assistance.
Words popularity by usage frequency
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#1700 | dead | |
#4924 | tough | |
#11130 | elastic | |
#11182 | rigid | |
#13293 | dull | |
#27289 | inert | |
#41985 | inelastic | |
#42074 | inflexible | |
#57901 | crystallized | |
#83727 | unchangeable |
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