PROTEAN Synonyms
There are 6 hypernyms of the word protean. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for PROTEAN
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adaptable | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • capable of adapting (of becoming or being made suitable) to a particular situation or use | ||||||||
all-around | adverb, adjectiveadv, adj | |||||||
adjective satellite • many-sided | ||||||||
all-purpose | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • not limited in use or function | ||||||||
all-round | adverb, adjectiveadv, adj | |||||||
adjective satellite • many-sided | ||||||||
changeful | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • such that alteration is possible; having a marked tendency to change | ||||||||
diverse | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • many and different • distinctly dissimilar or unlike | ||||||||
ever-changing | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • marked by continuous change or effective action | ||||||||
flexible | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • capable of being changed • able to flex; able to bend easily • making or willing to make concessions adjective satellite • able to adjust readily to different conditions • bending and snapping back readily without breaking | ||||||||
malleable | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • easily influenced • capable of being shaped or bent or drawn out | ||||||||
manifold | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • a pipe that has several lateral outlets to or from other pipes • a lightweight paper used with carbon paper to make multiple copies • a set of points such as those of a closed surface or an analogue in three or more dimensions adjective satellite • many and varied; having many features or forms verb • make multiple copies of • combine or increase by multiplication | ||||||||
many-sided | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • having many parts or sides adjective satellite • having many aspects or qualities • full of variety or interest | ||||||||
multifaceted | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • having many aspects or qualities | ||||||||
mutable | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • capable of or tending to change in form or quality or nature adjective satellite • prone to frequent change; inconstant • tending to undergo genetic mutation | ||||||||
resourceful | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • having inner resources; adroit or imaginative | ||||||||
variable | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
adjective • liable to or capable of change noun • something that is likely to vary; something that is subject to variation • a quantity that can assume any of a set of values • a star that varies noticeably in brightness • a symbol (like x or y) that is used in mathematical or logical expressions to represent a variable quantity adjective satellite • marked by diversity or difference • (used of a device) designed so that a property (as e.g. light) can be varied | ||||||||
variegated | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • having a variety of colors | ||||||||
versatile | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • having great diversity or variety • changeable or inconstant • competent in many areas and able to turn with ease from one thing to another • able to move freely in all directions | ||||||||
multitalented | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • Having skill or talent in more than one field. | ||||||||
multiform | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • occurring in or having many forms or shapes or appearances | ||||||||
polymorphic | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • relating to the crystallization of a compound in two or more different forms • relating to the occurrence of more than one kind of individual (independent of sexual differences) in an interbreeding population adjective satellite • having or occurring in several distinct forms | ||||||||