Synonyms for waxy
ˈwæk siwaxy

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1. waxen, waxyadjective

   made of or covered with wax

   "waxen candles"; "careful, the floor is waxy"

   Synonyms:
   impressionable, bendable, waxlike, impressible, waxen, pliant, pliable

   Antonyms:
   colourful, inflexible, colorful

2. impressionable, waxy, impressibleadjective

   easily impressed or influenced

   "an impressionable youngster"; "an impressionable age"; "a waxy mind"

   Synonyms:
   impressionable, bendable, waxlike, impressible, waxen, pliant, pliable

   Antonyms:
   colorful, inflexible, colourful

3. bendable, pliable, pliant, waxyadjective

   capable of being bent or flexed or twisted without breaking

   "a flexible wire"; "a pliant young tree"

   Synonyms:
   impressionable, bendable, waxlike, flexible, tractile, waxen, elastic, impressible, pliant, ductile, plastic, tensile, malleable, fictile, pliable

   Antonyms:
   colorful, inflexible, colourful

4. waxen, waxlike, waxyadjective

   having the paleness of wax

   "the poor face with the same awful waxen pallor"- Bram Stoker; "the soldier turned his waxlike features toward him"; "a thin face with a waxy paleness"

   Synonyms:
   impressionable, bendable, waxlike, impressible, waxen, pliant, pliable

   Antonyms:
   inflexible, colorful, colourful

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1. waxyadjective

   Synonyms:
   waxen, ceraceous, ceral, facile, pliable, fictile, impressible, plastic

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1. List of paraphrases for "waxy":

   wax

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1. Andre Simpson:

   We did analysis on the butterfly. It felt rubbery to touch, with a waxy surface that repelled water.